Search Results for: Defensive Mutualism In Microbial Symbiosis

Anemones and fish, ants and acacia trees, fungus and trees, buffaloes and oxpeckers--each of these unlikely duos is an inimitable partnership in which the speci

Insects engage in intimate associations with microbial symbionts that colonize their digestive systems or internal cells and tissues. The stability and near ubi

This volume summarizes recent advances in our understanding of the mechanisms that produce successful symbiotic partnerships involving microorganisms. It begins

Taking account of developments over the last decade, this 2nd edition addresses advances in the field and the emergence of fields such as cellular microbiology,

The associations between insects and microorganisms, while pervasive and of paramount ecological importance, have been relatively poorly understood. The third b