Gimme shelter: how Vibrio fischeri successfully navigates an animal's multiple environments
AN Norsworthy, KL Visick - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Bacteria successfully colonize distinct niches because they can sense and appropriately
respond to a variety of environmental signals. Of particular interest is how a bacterium …
respond to a variety of environmental signals. Of particular interest is how a bacterium …
Crosstalk Between Culturomics and Microbial Profiling of Egyptian Mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon) Gut Microbiome
Recently, we unveiled taxonomical and functional differences in Egyptian mongoose
(Herpestes ichneumon) gut microbiota across sex and age classes by microbial profiling. In …
(Herpestes ichneumon) gut microbiota across sex and age classes by microbial profiling. In …
coevolution of hosts and their microbiome
MT Limborg, P Heeb - Genes, 2018 - mdpi.com
The evolution of life-history traits in plants and animals has taken place in the midst of
complex microbial communities. Biology is undergoing a fundamental reshaping where the …
complex microbial communities. Biology is undergoing a fundamental reshaping where the …
The honey bee gut microbiota: strategies for study and characterization
S Romero, A Nastasa, A Chapman… - Insect molecular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Gut microbiota research is an emerging field that improves our understanding of the
ecological and functional dynamics of gut environments. The honey bee gut microbiota is a …
ecological and functional dynamics of gut environments. The honey bee gut microbiota is a …
Host species and geography differentiate honeybee gut bacterial communities by changing the relative contribution of community assembly processes
Honeybee gut microbiota modulates the health and fitness of honeybees, the ecologically
and economically important pollinators and honey producers. However, which processes …
and economically important pollinators and honey producers. However, which processes …
Wild eel microbiome reveals that skin mucus of fish could be a natural niche for aquatic mucosal pathogen evolution
M Carda-Diéguez, R Ghai, F Rodríguez-Valera… - Microbiome, 2017 - Springer
Background Fish skin mucosal surfaces (SMS) are quite similar in composition and function
to some mammalian MS and, in consequence, could constitute an adequate niche for the …
to some mammalian MS and, in consequence, could constitute an adequate niche for the …
Taxonomic, genomic, and functional variation in the gut microbiomes of wild spotted hyenas across 2 decades of study
The gut microbiome provides vital functions for mammalian hosts, yet research on its
variability and function across adult life spans and multiple generations is limited in large …
variability and function across adult life spans and multiple generations is limited in large …
Bacterial endosymbionts of Placobdella (Annelida: Hirudinea: Glossiphoniidae): phylogeny, genetic distance, and vertical transmission
Blood-feeding leeches of the genus Placobdella have acquired intracellular
alphaproteobacterial endosymbionts of the genus Reichenowia that potentially aid in the …
alphaproteobacterial endosymbionts of the genus Reichenowia that potentially aid in the …
Evolution and diversity of avian gut microbiomes
Birds represent a diverse class of vertebrates that exhibit a fascinating array of adaptations
and behaviors, while playing vital ecological roles across the globe as pollinators, seed …
and behaviors, while playing vital ecological roles across the globe as pollinators, seed …
Genome sequences of the human body louse and its primary endosymbiont provide insights into the permanent parasitic lifestyle
EF Kirkness, BJ Haas, W Sun… - Proceedings of the …, 2010 - National Acad Sciences
As an obligatory parasite of humans, the body louse (Pediculus humanus humanus) is an
important vector for human diseases, including epidemic typhus, relapsing fever, and trench …
important vector for human diseases, including epidemic typhus, relapsing fever, and trench …