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Bacteria and Insects

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Bacteria and insects have had the opportunity to evolve together in both mutualistic and parasitic relationships for some 250 million years. This has led to numerous interesting and often fascinating examples of insect/microbe interactions. The most complex relationships are those which involve endosymbiotic bacteria and their insect hosts (O’Neill, 1995). Bacteria such as Buchnera and Wolbachia are strict endosymbionts of numerous insects and have evolved sophisticated dependencies with their hosts.

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