The mouth presents a multiplicity of local environments in communication with one another
via saliva. The spatial organization of microbes within the mouth is shaped by opposing …

Animal guts and plant roots have absorption roles for nutrient uptake and converge in
harboring large, complex, and dynamic groups of microbes that participate in degradation or …

Phylogenetic analyses, from polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-amplified 12S rRNA and 18S
rRNA gene sequences from cochineal insects of the genus Dactylopius present in Mexico, …

Background Elucidating the spatial structure of host-associated microbial communities is
essential for understanding taxon-taxon interactions within the microbiota and between …

Wolbachia are highly extended bacterial endosymbionts that infect arthropods and filarial
nematodes and produce contrasting phenotypes on their hosts. Wolbachia taxonomy has …

The effect of extrusion process in aquafeeds for juvenile totoaba (Totoaba macdonaldi) on the
microbiome diversity from four different intestinal sections and overall growth performance …

The domesticated carmine cochineal Dactylopius coccus (scale insect) has commercial value
and has been used for more than 500 years for natural red pigment production. Besides …

The evolutionary and ecological success of insects is largely due to their associated bacteria
and fungi that expand their metabolic capacities or allow them to resist stress or parasites. …

… Author links open overlay panel Shamayim T. Ramírez-Puebla a , Marco A. Rogel Hernández
a , Gabriela Guerrero Ruiz a , Ernesto Ormeño-Orrillo b , Julio C. Martinez-Romero a , Luis …

Dactylopius species, known as cochineal insects, are the source of the carminic acid dye
used worldwide. The presence of two Wolbachia strains in Dactylopius coccus from Mexico …