Since the early days of the intestinal microbiota research, mouse models have been used
frequently to study the interaction of microbes with their host. However, to translate the …

Background The development and dispersal of seeds as well as their transition to seedlings
represent perhaps the most critical stages of a plant's life cycle. The endophytic and …

Relatives have more similar gut microbiomes than nonrelatives, but the degree to which this
similarity results from shared genotypes versus shared environments has been …

Although much work has linked the human microbiome to specific phenotypes and lifestyle
variables, data from different projects have been challenging to integrate and the extent of …

Multiple factors modulate microbial community assembly in the vertebrate gut, though
studies disagree as to their relative contribution. One cause may be a reliance on captive …

The host‐associated core microbiome was originally coined to refer to common groups of
microbes or genes that were likely to be particularly important for host biological function …

Background Adaptive shifts in gut microbiome composition are one route by which animals
adapt to seasonal changes in food availability and diet. However, outside of dietary shifts …

Adult honeybees harbor a specialized gut microbiota of relatively low complexity. While
seasonal differences in community composition have been reported, previous studies have …

The" holobiont" concept, defined as the collective contribution of the eukaryotic and
prokaryotic counterparts to the multicellular organism, introduces a complex definition of …

Temperature is a prominent abiotic environmental variable that drives the adaptive
trajectories of animal lineages and structures the composition of animal communities. Global …