Recent pandemic events have raised the attention of the public on the interactions between
human and environment, with particular regard to the more and more feasible transmission …

Milk production is an ancient adaptation that unites all mammals. Milk contains a
microbiome that can contribute to offspring health and microbial-immunological …

Bats are reservoirs for zoonotic viruses, which they tolerate without experiencing disease.
Research focused on deciphering mechanisms of virus tolerance in bats has rarely …

High viral tolerance coupled with an extraordinary regulation of the immune response
makes bats a great model to study host-pathogen evolution. Although many immune-related …

Bat gut microbiomes are adapted to the specific diets of their hosts. Despite diet variation
has been associated with differences in bat microbiome diversity, the influence of diet on …

Bats are natural reservoirs for many emerging viral diseases. That is why their virome is
widely studied. But at the same time, studies of their bacterial gut microbiota are limited …

Phylosymbiosis is an association between host-associated microbiome composition and
host phylogeny. This pattern can arise via evolution of host traits, habitat preferences, diets …

Avian gut microbial communities are complex and play a fundamental role in regulating
biological functions within an individual. Although it is well established that diet can …

Bats are known reservoirs of seemingly-innocuous pathogenic microorganisms (including
viruses, bacteria, fungi, and protozoa), which are associated with triggering disease in other …

Bats have a very long evolutionary history and are highly differentiated in their physiological
functions. Results of recent studies suggest effects of some host factors (eg, phylogeny and …