Journal
RESEARCH IN MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 168, Issue 3, Pages 175-187Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2016.11.005
Keywords
Insect-microbe interaction; Gut symbiosis; Stink bugs; Riptortus pedestris; Burkholderia; Evolution
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- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) [15H05638]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [15H05638, 15K14586] Funding Source: KAKEN
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A number of insects establish symbiotic associations with beneficial microorganisms in various manners. The bean bug Riptortus pedestris and allied stink bugs possess an environmentally acquired Burkholderia symbiont in their midgut crypts. Unlike other insect endosymbionts, the Burkholderia symbiont is easily culturable and genetically manipulatable outside the host. In conjunction with the experimental advantages of the host insect, the Riptortus Burkholderia symbiosis is an ideal model system for elucidating the molecular bases underpinning insect-microbe symbioses, which opens a new window in the research field of insect symbiosis. This review summarizes current knowledge of this system and discusses future perspectives. (C) 2016 Institut Pasteur. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
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