Despite the growing knowledge surrounding host–microbiome interactions, we are just
beginning to understand how the gut microbiome influences—and is influenced by—host …

The gut microbiome is increasingly recognized to play an important role in shaping the
health and fitness of animals, including humans. Drosophila is emerging as a valuable …

With its contribution to nutrition, development, and disease resistance, gut microbiome has
been recognized as a crucial component of the animal's health and well-being. Microbiome …

Many microbes induce striking behavioral changes in their animal hosts, but how they
achieve this is poorly understood, especially at the molecular level. Mechanistic …

Microbiomes associated with various plant structures often contain members with the
potential to make specialized metabolites, eg, molecules with antibacterial, antifungal, or …

Over the last few years, an increasing number of studies have reported the existence of an
association between the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and insects. The …

Highlights•Drosophila genomic background impacts microbial effect.•Acute commensal
exposure elicits a hormetic response that mediates cytoprotection.•Microbial dysbiosis leads …

The sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus is a flourishing aquaculture species in China.
However, there are challenges for sea cucumber aquaculture, one of which is the high …

The fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, is preferentially found on fermenting fruits. The yeasts
that dominate the microbial communities of these substrates are the primary food source for …

Despite evidence from laboratory experiments that perturbation of the gut microbiota affects
many traits of the animal host, our understanding of the effect of variation in microbiota …