Kirsch R, Okamura Y, García-Lozano M, Weiss B, Keller J, Vogel H, Fukumori K, Fukatsu T, Konstantinov A, Montagna M, Moseyko A, Riley E, Slipinski A, Vencl F, Windsor D, Salem H, Kaltenpoth, M, 
Pauchet Y (2025)
Symbiosis and horizontal gene transfer promote herbivory in the megadiverse leaf beetles.
Current Biology
Commentary by Noah Whiteman
Press release: Max Planck Society
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García-Lozano M, Henzler H, Porras M, Pons I, Berasategui A, Budde H, Oguchi K, Matsuura Y, Goffredi S, Fukatsu T, Windsor D, Salem H (2024)
Paleocene origin of a streamlined digestive symbiosis in leaf beetles.
Current Biology
Commentary by Joe Parker
Press release: Max Planck Society
[pdf] [Preprint]

Porras M*, Pons I*, García-Lozano M, Jagdale S, Emmerich C, Weiss B, Salem H (2024)
Extracellular symbiont colonises insect during embryo development.
ISME Communications
[pdf] [Preprint]

Berasategui A, Salem H, Moller A, Christopher Y, Montoya Q, Conn C, Read T, Rodrigues A, Ziemert N, Gerardo N (2024)
Genomic insights into the evolution of secondary metabolism of Escovopsis and its allies, specialized fungal symbionts of fungus-farming ants.
mSystems
[pdf] [Preprint]

Berasategui A, Jagdale S, Salem H (2023)
Fusarium phytopathogens as insect mutualists.
PLoS Pathogens
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Salem H, Kaltenpoth M (2023)
The Nagoya Protocol and its implications for microbiology.
Nature Microbiology
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Berasategui A, Salem H (2023)
Gut bacteria: Synergy in symbiosis.
eLife
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Hilker M, Salem H, Fatouros N (2023)
Adaptive plasticity of insect eggs in response to environmental challenges.
Annual Review of Entomology
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Berasategui A, Breitenbach N, García-Lozano M, Pons I, Sailer B, Lanz C, Rodriguez V, Hipp K, Ziemert N, Windsor D, Salem H (2022)
The leaf beetle Chelymorpha alternans propagates a plant pathogen in exchange for pupal protection.
Current Biology
Commentary by Kim Hoang & Kayla King
Press release: Max Planck Society
Highlighted in The Scientist, Ethologisch, Chemie in unserer Zeit
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Pons I, Porras M, Breitenbach N, Berger J, Hipp K, Salem H (2022)
For the road: Calibrated maternal investment in light of extracellular symbiont transmission.
Proceedings of the Royal Society - Biological Sciences
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Salem H, Kaltenpoth M (2022)
Beetle-bacterial symbioses: Endless forms most functional.
Annual Review of Entomology
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Berasategui A, Moller A, Weiss B, Beck C, Bauchiero C, Read T, Gerardo N, Salem H (2021)
Symbiont genomic features and localization in the bean beetle, Callosobruchus maculatus.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
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Salem H, Kirsch R, Pauchet Y, Berasategui A, Fukumori K, Moriyama M, Cripps M, Windsor D, Fukatsu T, Gerardo N (2020)
Symbiont digestive range reflects host plant breadth in herbivorous beetles.
Current Biology
Commentary by Duane McKenna
Press release: Max Planck Society
[pdf] Cover Feature

Bauer E, Kaltenpoth M, Salem H (2020)
Minimal fermentative metabolism fuels extracellular symbiont in a leaf beetle.
The ISME Journal
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Berasategui A, Salem H (2020)
Microbial determinants of folivory in insects.
In Bosch T & Hadfield M (ed.): Cellular Dialogues in the Holobiont. CRC Press.
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Martinez A, Onchuru T, Ingham C, Sandoval M, Salem H, Deckert J, Kaltenpoth (2019)
Angiosperm to Gymnosperm host-plant switch entails dramatic shifts in microbiota of the Welwitschia bug.
Molecular Ecology
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Salem H, Bauer E, Kirsch R, Berasategui A, Cripps M, Koga R, Fukumori K, Vogel H, Fukatsu T, Kaltenpoth M (2017)
Drastic genome reduction in an herbivore's pectinolytic symbiont.
Cell
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Commentary by Angela Douglas
Press releases: Emory University, Max Planck Society
Highlighted in Science Magazine, Plantae, Small Things Considered, Chemical & Engineering News, Cosmos Magazine, American Council on Science and Health, Futurity

Berasategui A, Salem H, Paetz C, Santoro V, Gershenzon J, Kaltenpoth M, Schmidt A (2017)
Gut microbiota of the pine weevil degrades conifer diterpenes and increases insect fitness.
Molecular Ecology
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Berasategui A, Shukla S, Salem H, Kaltenpoth M (2016)
Potential applications of insect symbionts in biotechnology.
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
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Salem H, Florez L, Gerardo N, Kaltenpoth M (2015)
An out-of-body experience: the extracellular dimension for the transmission of mutualistic bacteria in insects.
Proceedings of the Royal Society - Biological Sciences
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Salem H, Onchuru OT, Bauer E, Kaltenpoth M (2015)
Symbiont transmission entails the risk of parasite infection.
Biology Letters         
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Bauer E, Salem H, Vogel H, Marz M, Kaltenpoth M (2014)
Transcriptomic immune response of the cotton stainer Dysdercus fasciatus to experimental elimination of vitamin-supplementing intestinal symbionts.
Plos One         
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Salem H, Bauer E, Strauss A, Vogel H, Marz M, Kaltenpoth M (2014)
Vitamin supplementation by gut symbionts ensures metabolic homeostasis in an insect host.
Proceedings of the Royal Society - Biological Sciences         
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Press release: Max Planck Society

Salem H, Kreutzer E, Sudakaran S, Kaltenpoth M (2013)
Actinobacteria as essential symbionts in firebugs and cotton stainers (Hemiptera: Pyrrhocoridae).
Environmental Microbiology         
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Sudakaran S, Salem H, Kost C, Kaltenpoth M (2012)
Geographic and ecological stability of the symbiotic midgut microbiota in European firebugs, Pyrrhocoris apterus (Hemiptera: Pyrrhocoridae).
Molecular Ecology         
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Commentary by Takema Fukatsu

Schussler E, Rowland F, Distel C, Bauman J, Keppler M, Kawarasaki K, McCarthy M, Glover A, Salem H (2011) 
Promoting the development of graduate student teaching philosophy statements.
Journal of College Science Teaching                    
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