Chapter
title: INVERTEBRATE GUT ASSOCIATIONS
Authors
Daniele Daffonchio (University
of Milan , Italy
Alberto Alma (University of
Turin , Italy
Claudio Bandi (University of
Milan , Italy
Guido Favia (University of Camerino, Italy)
Luciano Sacchi (University of Pavia, Italy)
Estimated length
Whole chapter: ≈4,600 words
Outline of the chapter:
Introduction
to invertebrate gut associations (≈ 1,500 words)
Nature of symbiotic
relationships (primary symbionts, secondary, etc.)
Symbiont and host
diversity
Symbiont genomics and
metagenomics
Host-symbiont co-evolution
Symbionts as determinant
of host phenotypic traits
Symbiosis
and host development (≈ 500 words)
Acetic Acid Bacteria
(AAB) and Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) affect Drosophila host development by
modulating the insulin pathway
Symbiosis
and immunity (≈ 500 words)
Gut microbes and AAB and
host immunity in drosophila flies and mosquitoes
The case of Sodalis in
Tse Tse flies
Other examples on the
implications of symbiosis for invertebrate immunity
Symbiosis
and nutrition
Symbiosis in insect
pests with unbalanced diets (e.g. aphids and Buchnera, and other associations
in plant-sap feeders)
Symbiosis in termites
Symbiosis in Irudo
medicinalis and other worms
Symbiosis
and host behavior (≈ 300 words)
The influence of the gut
microbiota on the host’s behavior (Color change in aphids)
Symbiosis
and host ecology (≈ 500 words)
The spread of symbionts
and their hosts: the case of Bemisia in the USA
Symbiosis and the host protection
against parasitoids
Symbiosis and the host protection
against pesticides
Symbiotic
management of arthropod related problems (≈ 500 words)
The potential of
symbionts to control vector-borne diseases
Paratransgenesis
Probiotics for
protection of pollinators health
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