ReviewPublished 12 October 2026Living within: endosymbiosis in parasites of medical importance—profits, expenses, and implications for host–parasite interactionsIman R. Abdel Shafi · Safeya O. El Bassiouni · Magda S. A. AbdeltawabFrontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiologydoi 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1956183
Original ResearchPublished 1 October 2026Molecular screening for Wolbachia endosymbionts in phlebotomine sand flies within the North Central Province, Sri LankaF. B. R. P. Kumara · D. K. Hettiarachchi · N. D. A. D. WijegunawardanaFrontiers in Microbiomesdoi 10.3389/frmbi.2026.1905698
Original ResearchPublished 7 September 2026Stochastic invasion thresholds for transmission-blocking symbionts and malaria control under environmental noiseSteeven Belvinos Affognon · Philip Ngare · Henri E. Z. Tonnang · Benard Kipchumba Kiplangat · Shirley Abelman · Jeremy K. HerrenFrontiers in Applied Mathematics and Statisticsdoi 10.3389/fams.2026.1924647
Original ResearchPublished 3 September 2026Larval diet-mediated morphological trait and Wolbachia density variation in Wolbachia -transinfected (w Mel and w AlbB) and Wolbachia -free Aedes aegypti mosquitoesAravind Revi · Yazhini Gunasekaran · Vidhya Pachalil Thiruvoth · Amala Ramasamy · Waseema Arif · Manimaran Kuppusamy · Devi Venugopal · Kayalvizhi Ebinezar · Esther Bakianathan · Alosia Essoudasse · Pavithra Parandamane · Amrutha Vijayan · Tamilselvan Anbazhagan · Esther Nirmala Mary · Hemasankar Ramkumar · Ananganallur Nagarajan Shriram · Manju RahiFrontiers in Insect Sciencedoi 10.3389/finsc.2026.1887426
Original ResearchPublished 28 August 2026Short-term temperature fluctuations show minimal effects on worker gut microbiota in Bombus terrestris under controlled conditionsNuria Blasco-Lavilla · Andrés García-Reina · Alejandro López-López · Pilar De la RúaFrontiers in Insect Sciencedoi 10.3389/finsc.2026.1867923
Original ResearchPublished 14 July 2026Comparative metagenomic analysis of gut microbiota in Anacanthotermes turkestanicus and A. ahngerianus reveals diet- and habitat-driven functional divergenceUlugbek Togaev · Vartika Mathur · Aziza Rakhmonkulova · Surbhi Agarwal · Aarav Mathur · Shuhrat Turageldiyev · Rasul Ruzmetov · Abboskhon S. Turaev · Zaitjan Tillyabaev · Alimjan Matchanov · David Sillam-DussèsFrontiers in Insect Sciencedoi 10.3389/finsc.2026.1807673
Systematic ReviewPublished 7 July 2026Global variations and implications of microbiome communities in Ixodidae ticks: a systematic review and quality assessmentTapiwanashe Annamary Mhlanga · Alicia Pillay · Samson MukaratirwaFrontiers in Bacteriologydoi 10.3389/fbrio.2026.1868676
Mini ReviewPublished 20 April 2026Advancing the study of microbial symbionts of amphibians and reptilesMargaret L. Doolin · Douglas C. WoodhamsFrontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Sciencedoi 10.3389/famrs.2026.1810202
Original ResearchPublished 5 March 2026Photophysiological performance of zooxanthellate endosymbionts (Symbiodiniaceae) in the golden jellyfish Mastigias papua across a natural environmental gradient in marine lakes of Palau (Micronesia)Philippe Pondaven · Herwig Stibor · Jessica Yu-Tung Huang · Maria Stockenreiter · Stephan Behl · Thomas C. Stieglitz · Sharon Patris · Gerda UcharmFrontiers in Photobiologydoi 10.3389/fphbi.2026.1670101
ProtistologyPublished 20 October 2025Integrative taxonomy, whole organelle genomes and endosymbiosis in Rhopalodia sterrenburgii KrammerAimee Caye G. Chang · Mailor W. W. Amaral · Kyle G. Keepers · Megan Greenwood · Jingchun Li · Sarah E. Hamsher · Scott R. Miller · J. Patrick KociolekFrontiers in Eukaryotic Microbiologydoi 10.3389/frpro.2025.1663791
ParasitologyPublished 14 August 2025Effect of essential oils from Cymbopogon citratus, Citrus grandis, and Mentha arvensis on Trichomonas vaginalis and role of its symbionts Mycoplasma hominis and Ca. Mycoplasma girerdiiValentina Margarita · Thi Ha Trinh Nguyen · Giacomo Luigi Petretto · Antonella Congiargiu · Antonietta Ligas · Nicia Diaz · Phuong Anh Ton Nu · Giorgio Pintore · Paola RappelliFrontiers in Parasitologydoi 10.3389/fpara.2025.1610965
ProtistologyPublished 25 June 2025New molecular markers for quantifying abundance and gene expression of widespread and often undetected marine N 2 fixing symbionts of diatomsLinnéa M. V. Ström · Philip Ley · Eric A. Webb · David A. Hutchins · Mak Saito · Daniel Lundin · Rachel A. FosterFrontiers in Eukaryotic Microbiologydoi 10.3389/frpro.2025.1587784
ProtistologyPublished 2 April 2024Contaminant or goldmine? In silico assessment of Symbiodiniaceae community using coral hologenomesHisatake Ishida · Cynthia Riginos · Cheong Xin ChanFrontiers in Eukaryotic Microbiologydoi 10.3389/frpro.2024.1376877
ProtistologyPublished 8 January 2024Tracking down the rare ciliate biosphereJames Weiss · Genoveva F. EstebanFrontiers in Eukaryotic Microbiologydoi 10.3389/frpro.2023.1308546
Arachnid SciencePublished 28 September 2023Bacterial microbiota of three commercially mass-reared predatory mite species (Mesostigmata: Phytoseiidae): pathogenic and beneficial interactionsJason C. Sumner-Kalkun · Ian Baxter · M. Alejandra PerottiFrontiers in Arachnid Sciencedoi 10.3389/frchs.2023.1242716
