Stratified bacterial community in the bladder of the medicinal leech, Hirudo verbana
Most animals harbour symbiotic microorganisms inside their body, where intimate
interactions occur between the partners. The medicinal leech, Hirudo verbana, possesses …
interactions occur between the partners. The medicinal leech, Hirudo verbana, possesses …
Phylogenomics of Reichenowia parasitica, an Alphaproteobacterial Endosymbiont of the Freshwater Leech Placobdella parasitica
Although several commensal alphaproteobacteria form close relationships with plant hosts
where they aid in (eg,) nitrogen fixation and nodulation, only a few inhabit animal hosts …
where they aid in (eg,) nitrogen fixation and nodulation, only a few inhabit animal hosts …
Leech mycetome endosymbionts are a new lineage of alphaproteobacteria related to the Rhizobiaceae
ME Siddall, SL Perkins, SS Desser - Molecular Phylogenetics and …, 2004 - Elsevier
Mycetomal organs attached to the esophagus of hematophagous leeches which are known
to harbor endosymbiotic bacteria were removed from three species in the leech family …
to harbor endosymbiotic bacteria were removed from three species in the leech family …
Bacterial Community of the Digestive Tract of the European Medicinal Leech (Hirudo verbana) from the Danube River
S Neupane, D Modry, B Pafčo, L Zurek - Microbial ecology, 2019 - Springer
The digestive tract of medicinal leeches from commercial suppliers has been investigated
previously and comprises of a relatively simple bacterial community. However, the …
previously and comprises of a relatively simple bacterial community. However, the …
Characterization of prophages in bacterial genomes from the honey bee (Apis mellifera) gut microbiome
The gut of the European honey bee (Apis mellifera) possesses a relatively simple bacterial
community, but little is known about its community of prophages (temperate bacteriophages …
community, but little is known about its community of prophages (temperate bacteriophages …
Construction of a medicinal leech transcriptome database and its application to the identification of leech homologs of neural and innate immune genes
ER Macagno, T Gaasterland, L Edsall, V Bafna… - BMC genomics, 2010 - Springer
Abstract Background The medicinal leech, Hirudo medicinalis, is an important model system
for the study of nervous system structure, function, development, regeneration and repair. It …
for the study of nervous system structure, function, development, regeneration and repair. It …
An annotated cDNA library of juvenile Euprymna scolopes with and without colonization by the symbiont Vibrio fischeri
CK Chun, TE Scheetz, MF Bonaldo, B Brown… - BMC genomics, 2006 - Springer
Background Biologists are becoming increasingly aware that the interaction of animals,
including humans, with their coevolved bacterial partners is essential for health. This …
including humans, with their coevolved bacterial partners is essential for health. This …
Beyond 16S rRNA community profiling: intra-species diversity in the gut microbiota
KM Ellegaard, P Engel - Frontiers in microbiology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Interactions with microbes affect many aspects of animal biology, including immune system
development, nutrition and health. In vertebrates, the gut microbiota is dominated by a small …
development, nutrition and health. In vertebrates, the gut microbiota is dominated by a small …
Wild gut microbiomes reveal individuals, species, and location as drivers of variation in two critically endangered Hawaiian honeycreepers
MS Costantini, MCI Medeiros, LH Crampton, FA Reed - PeerJ, 2021 - peerj.com
Background The gut microbiome of animals is an important component that has strong
influence on the health, fitness, and behavior of its host. Most research in the microbiome …
influence on the health, fitness, and behavior of its host. Most research in the microbiome …