Highlights•Microbial transmission shapes microbiomes through social networks and co-
housing.•The colonization and persistence dynamics of microbiome members is …

Traditional aquatic microbial ecology has largely neglected organism-associated
microorganisms in biodiversity and ecosystem function studies. Living aquatic organisms …

Animals, ranging from basal metazoans to primates, are host to complex microbial
ecosystems; engaged in a symbiotic relationship that is essential for host physiology and …

Many microorganisms with high prevalence in host populations are beneficial to the host
and maintained by specialized transmission mechanisms. Although microbial promotion of …

This book covers the ecological activities of microbes in the biosphere with an emphasis on
microbial interactions within their environments and communities In thirteen concise and …

Plant microbiome research highlights the importance of indigenous microbial communities
for host phenotypes such as growth and health. It aims to discover the molecular basis by …

Interest in host-associated microbiomes has skyrocketed recently, yet our ability to explain
microbiome variation has remained stubbornly low. Considering scales of interaction …

Diverse plants and animals have evolved specialized structures to filter and house
beneficial microbes. These symbiotic organs form crucial points of exchange between host …

The microbiome shapes many host traits, yet the biology of microbiomes challenges
traditional evolutionary models. Here, we illustrate how integrating the microbiome into …

Chronic infections often contain complex mixtures of pathogenic and commensal
microorganisms ranging from aerobic and anaerobic bacteria to fungi and viruses. The …