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

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.

In research published in Nature Microbiology in 2022, Worden's team used on-board cell sorting to identify one type of bacterial symbiont, dubbed Comchoano, within a species of choanoflagellate.

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 ...

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

Scientists discovered three new species of sea spiders that live near the ocean floor and feast on bacteria that convert ...

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.

Trillions of bacteria, fungi, viruses and single-celled organisms travel the globe high in the atmosphere. Scientists are finding that they play a role in the weather and our health.