title: Evolution: a bacterially mediated swap meet for adaptive traits.
abstract: New research suggests that secondary bacterial symbionts in insects act as a mechanism for horizontal genetic exchange among hosts, facilitating adaptation to new ecological niches.
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA. Electronic address: jenawhite@uky.edu.
authors.forename: Jennifer A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: White
mesh_terms: D017753:Ecosystem; D022761:Gene Transfer, Horizontal; D013559:Symbiosis