The most widespread intracellular bacteria in the animal kingdom are maternally inherited
endosymbionts of the genus Wolbachia. Their prevalence in arthropods and nematodes …

We present an extension of the Minimum Information about any (x) Sequence (MIxS) standard
for reporting sequences of uncultivated virus genomes. Minimum Information about an …

In the Origin of Species, Darwin struggled with how continuous changes within a species
lead to the emergence of discrete species. Molecular analyses have since identified nuclear …

Groundbreaking research on the universality and diversity of microorganisms is now challenging
the life sciences to upgrade fundamental theories that once seemed untouchable. To …

We report here genome sequences and comparative analyses of three closely related
parasitoid wasps: Nasonia vitripennis, N. giraulti, and N. longicornis. Parasitoids are important …

The sterile womb paradigm is an enduring premise in biology that human infants are born
sterile. Recent studies suggest that infants incorporate an initial microbiome before birth and …

The eubacterial genus Wolbachia comprises one of the most abundant groups of obligate
intracellular bacteria, and it has a host range that spans the phyla Arthropoda and Nematoda. …

The genus Wolbachia is an archetype of maternally inherited intracellular bacteria that
infect the germline of numerous invertebrate species worldwide. They can selfishly alter …

Wolbachia are cytoplasmically inherited bacteria that cause a number of reproductive alterations
in insects, including cytoplasmic incompatibility 1 , 2 , an incompatibility between sperm …

… Bordenstein and A. Williams for technical assistance during the development of the in vitro
… Bordenstein and A. Williams for technical assistance during the development of the in vitro …