Although scientists have long appreciated that metazoans evolved in a microbial world, we
are just beginning to appreciate the profound impact that host-associated microbes have on …

Microbial communities associated with animals exert powerful influences on host
physiology, regulating metabolism and immune function, as well as complex host behaviors …

The health and fitness of animals, including humans, are influenced by the presence and
composition of resident microbial communities. The development of rational microbial …

Microorganisms play a significant role in the evolution and functioning of the eukaryotes with
which they interact. Much of our understanding of beneficial host–microbe interactions stems …

The animal and bacterial kingdoms have coevolved and coadapted in response to
environmental selective pressures over hundreds of millions of years. The meta'omics …

Microbiome science is revealing that the phenotype and health of animals, including
humans, depend on the sustained function of their resident microorganisms. In this essay, I …

The role of microbes as a part of animal systems has historically been an under-appreciated
aspect of animal life histories. Recently, evidence has emerged that microbes have wide …

Animals evolved in a world teeming with microbes, which play pivotal roles in their health,
development, and evolution. Although the overwhelming majority of living animals are …

Our understanding of host-microbe interactions has broadened through numerous studies
over the past decades. However, most investigations primarily focus on the dominant …

Recent studies in model organisms have shown that compositional variation in the
microbiome can affect a variety of host phenotypes including those related to digestion …