Covering: through 2014 Many organisms team up with microbes for defense against
predators, parasites, parasitoids, or pathogens. Here we review the described protective …

Marine organisms are a prolific source of natural products, many of which have become the
target of pharmacological investigations. As well as being bioactive, these compounds can …

Covering: up to 2018 Symbiotic microbes interact with animals, often by producing natural
products (specialized metabolites; secondary metabolites) that exert a biological role. A …

Insects cope with environmental threats using a broad array of strategies. A key strategy,
widespread among insects but unappreciated until recently, is the use of molecular …

The first book to explore the implications of symbiosis defensive compounds in drug and
natural product discovery, Defensive Mutualism in Microbial Symbiosis includes basic …

Microbes influence the ecology and evolution of their hosts in a variety of ways, including the
formation of life-long beneficial or detrimental parasitic infections. Understanding the …

Because marine animals and plants are continuously exposed to a large diversity of
potentially harmful microorganisms, it seems reasonable to hypothesize that potential hosts …

Beneficial associations with bacteria are widespread across animals, spanning a range of
symbiont localizations, transmission routes, and functions. While some of these associations …

Marine natural products play critical roles in the chemical defense of many marine
organisms and in some cases can influence the community structure of entire ecosystems …

The innate immune system is present in all animals and is a crucial first line of defence
against pathogens. However, animals also harbour large numbers of beneficial …