As our understanding of the human microbiome progresses, so does the need for natural
experimental animal models that promote a mechanistic understanding of beneficial …

Quorum sensing is an intercellular form of communication that bacteria use to coordinate
group behaviors such as biofilm formation and the production of antibiotics and virulence …

Vibrio fischeri is used as a model for a number of processes, including symbiosis, quorum
sensing, bioluminescence, and biofilm formation. Many of these studies depend on …

Developmental bias toward particular evolutionary trajectories can be facilitated through
symbiosis. Organisms are holobionts, consisting of zygote‐derived cells and a consortia of …

Symbiotic bacteria use diverse strategies to compete for host colonization sites. However,
little is known about the environmental cues that modulate interbacterial competition as they …

Background Many animals and plants acquire their coevolved symbiotic partners shortly
post-embryonic development. Thus, during embryogenesis, cellular features must be …

Animals are colonized by bacteria, and in many cases partners have co-evolved to perform
mutually beneficial functions. An exciting and ongoing legacy of the past decade has been …

Microbes colonize the apical surfaces of polarized epithelia in nearly all animal taxa. In one
example, the luminous bacterium Vibrio fischeri enters, grows to a dense population within …

Bacteria successfully colonize distinct niches because they can sense and appropriately
respond to a variety of environmental signals. Of particular interest is how a bacterium …

Quorum sensing is an intercellular signaling mechanism that enables bacterial cells to
coordinate population‐level behaviors. How quorum sensing functions in natural habitats …