However, we only have a fragmentary understanding of which beetle species need symbiotic bacteria for digestion, which do not, and where the beetles' pectinases come from.

Around half of all leaf beetle species rely on symbiotic bacteria for digestion. These bacteria provide vital enzymes, amino ...

Two life forms living together helped spark the evolution of all complex life. By learning to appreciate this process more ...

Let There Be Light. Host: Hawaiian bobtail squid (Euprymna scolopes) Symbiont: Vibrio fischeri The Hawaiian bobtail squid gets Vibrio fischeri into its light organ by means of chemical signals and a ...

In the vast and often unseen world of microscopic life, a recent discovery may force scientists to rethink what it means to ...

Symbiodolus bacteria in the reproductive tissue (ov = ovary, oo = oocyte) of the cereal leaf beetle Oulema gallaeciana.They are stained yellowish in color, while the nuclei of the host are stained ...

Autumn olive engages in a symbiotic relationship with Frankia bacteria in root nodules, the location where nitrogen fixation occurs. Previous research has demonstrated that autumn olive is capable of ...

Scientists on the US West Coast say they discovered three previously unknown species of deep-sea spider that could have a rare diet fueled by a common greenhouse gas.