Abstract In 2023, the Antimicrobial Peptide Database (currently available at https://aps.
unmc. edu) is 20‐years‐old. The timeline for the APD expansion in peptide entries …

The Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas lives in microbe-rich marine coastal systems subjected
to rapid environmental changes. It harbours a diversified and fluctuating microbiota that …

The freshwater polyp Hydra uses an elaborate innate immune machinery to maintain its
specific microbiome. Major components of this toolkit are conserved Toll-like receptor (TLR) …

The spatial organization of gut microbiota is crucial for the functioning of the gut ecosystem,
although the mechanisms that organize gut bacterial communities in microhabitats are only …

Interactions between animals and microbes are ubiquitous in nature and strongly impact
animal physiology. These interactions are shaped by the host immune system, which …

Millions of years of co-evolution between animals and their associated microbial
communities have shaped and diversified the nature of their relationship. Studies continue …

Over the past 25 years, the field of evolutionary developmental biology (evo–devo) has used
genomics and genetics to gain insight on the developmental mechanisms underlying the …

While largely neglected over decades during which adaptive immunity captured most of the
attention, innate immune mechanisms have now become central to our understanding of …

Host–pathogen interactions can be influenced by the host microbiota, as the microbiota can
facilitate or prevent pathogen infections. In addition, members of the microbiota can become …

The tactics used by animal pathogens to combat host immunity are largely unclear. Here, we
report the depiction of the virulence-required effector Tge1 deployed by the …