The Endosymbiont Consortia of Two Cixiidae Planthoppers Reveal an Ancient Symbiosis With 'Candidatus Mirabilia Symbiotica'.

ABSTRACT: Insects of the suborder Auchenorrhyncha harbour multiple ancient endosymbionts that jointly produce essential nutrients lacking from the host's diet. Compared to cicadas, leafhoppers, and spittlebugs, our understanding of the multipartite symbioses among planthoppers, an extremely diverse insect group, is still very limited. Herein, we assembled the genomes of the primary endosymbionts of two planthopper species from the Cixiidae family, Cixius wagneri and Pentastiridius leporinus, both vectors of phytopathogenic Arsenophonus in Europe. Each species harboured a different tripartite endosymbiont consortium: while P. leporinus carried the well-known combination 'Candidatus Karelsulcia muelleri', 'Ca. Vidania fulgoroideae', and 'Ca. Purcelliella pentastirinorum', C. wagneri harboured a yet un

SUBMITTER: Dittmer J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12505427 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature