Recurring species interactions can cause species to adapt to each other. Specialization will increase the fitness of symbionts in the coevolved association but may reduce the flexibility of symbiont c
Data from: Boyd BM, House N, Toloza AC, Reed DL. 2025. Haplotype diversity in endosymbiotic bacteria following a host switch by parasitic lice. Repository includes sequencing results and phylogenetic
Pentatomomorphan bugs can form symbiotic associations with bacteria belonging to the supergenus Burkholderia sensu lato. This relationship has become a model for understanding environmental symbiont