Host matters: medicinal leech digestive-tract symbionts and their pathogenic potential
JN Marden, EA McClure, L Beka, J Graf - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Digestive-tract microbiota exert tremendous influence over host health. Host-symbiont model
systems are studied to investigate how symbioses are initiated and maintained, as well as to …
systems are studied to investigate how symbioses are initiated and maintained, as well as to …
Macrobdella decora: Old World Leech Gut Microbial Community Structure Conserved in a New World Leech
EA McClure, MC Nelson, A Lin… - Applied and Environmental …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Leeches are found in terrestrial, aquatic, and marine habitats on all continents.
Sanguivorous leeches have been used in medicine for millennia. Modern scientific uses …
Sanguivorous leeches have been used in medicine for millennia. Modern scientific uses …
Metagenomic analysis of the medicinal leech gut microbiota
There are trillions of microbes found throughout the human body and they exceed the
number of eukaryotic cells by 10-fold. Metagenomic studies have revealed that the majority …
number of eukaryotic cells by 10-fold. Metagenomic studies have revealed that the majority …
Investigation into the Physiologies of Aeromonas veronii in vitro and Inside the Digestive Tract of the Medicinal Leech Using RNA-seq
Host-associated microbial communities are widespread in nature and vital to the health and
fitness of the host. Deciphering the physiology of the microbiome in vivo is critical to …
fitness of the host. Deciphering the physiology of the microbiome in vivo is critical to …
Culture-independent characterization of the digestive-tract microbiota of the medicinal leech reveals a tripartite symbiosis
PL Worthen, CJ Gode, J Graf - Applied and environmental …, 2006 - Am Soc Microbiol
Culture-based studies of the microbial community within the gut of the medicinal leech have
typically been focused on various Aeromonas species, which were believed to be the sole …
typically been focused on various Aeromonas species, which were believed to be the sole …
Bacterial symbioses of the medicinal leech Hirudo verbana
MC Nelson, J Graf - Gut Microbes, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Gastrointestinal microbiomes play important roles in the health and nutrition of animals and
humans. The medicinal leech, Hirudo verbana, serves as a powerful model for the study of …
humans. The medicinal leech, Hirudo verbana, serves as a powerful model for the study of …
Characterization of shed medicinal leech mucus reveals a diverse microbiota
Microbial transmission through mucosal-mediated mechanisms is widespread throughout
the animal kingdom. One example of this occurs with Hirudo verbana, the medicinal leech …
the animal kingdom. One example of this occurs with Hirudo verbana, the medicinal leech …
Identification of Aeromonas veronii Genes Required for Colonization of the Medicinal Leech, Hirudo verbana
Most digestive tracts contain a complex consortium of beneficial microorganisms, making it
challenging to tease apart the molecular interactions between symbiont and host. The …
challenging to tease apart the molecular interactions between symbiont and host. The …
A tale of transmission: Aeromonas veronii activity within leech-exuded mucus
Transmission, critical to the establishment and persistence of host-associated microbiotas,
also exposes symbionts to new environmental conditions. With horizontal transmission …
also exposes symbionts to new environmental conditions. With horizontal transmission …
Reciprocal immune benefit based on complementary production of antibiotics by the leech Hirudo verbana and its gut symbiont Aeromonas veronii
A Tasiemski, F Massol, V Cuvillier-Hot… - Scientific Reports, 2015 - nature.com
The medicinal leech has established a long-term mutualistic association with Aeromonas
veronii, a versatile bacterium which can also display free-living waterborne and fish-or …
veronii, a versatile bacterium which can also display free-living waterborne and fish-or …