[HTML][HTML] Microbial evolution and transitions along the parasite–mutualist continuum
Virtually all plants and animals, including humans, are home to symbiotic microorganisms.
Symbiotic interactions can be neutral, harmful or have beneficial effects on the host …
Symbiotic interactions can be neutral, harmful or have beneficial effects on the host …
[HTML][HTML] Bacterial and archaeal symbioses with protists
Most of the genetic, cellular, and biochemical diversity of life rests within single-celled
organisms—the prokaryotes (bacteria and archaea) and microbial eukaryotes (protists) …
organisms—the prokaryotes (bacteria and archaea) and microbial eukaryotes (protists) …
An introduction to phylosymbiosis
SJ Lim, SR Bordenstein - Proceedings of the Royal …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Phylosymbiosis was recently formulated to support a hypothesis-driven framework for the
characterization of a new, cross-system trend in host-associated microbiomes. Defining …
characterization of a new, cross-system trend in host-associated microbiomes. Defining …
The evolution of mutualistic dependence
While the importance of mutualisms across the tree of life is recognized, it is not understood
why some organisms evolve high levels of dependence on mutualistic partnerships, while …
why some organisms evolve high levels of dependence on mutualistic partnerships, while …
[HTML][HTML] The life of an insect endosymbiont from the cradle to the grave
Host-beneficial endosymbioses, which are formed when a microorganism takes up
residence inside another cell and provides a fitness advantage to the host, have had a …
residence inside another cell and provides a fitness advantage to the host, have had a …
[HTML][HTML] Drosophila melanogaster establishes a species-specific mutualistic interaction with stable gut-colonizing bacteria
IS Pais, RS Valente, M Sporniak, L Teixeira - PLoS biology, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Animals live together with diverse bacteria that can impact their biology. In Drosophila
melanogaster, gut-associated bacterial communities are relatively simple in composition but …
melanogaster, gut-associated bacterial communities are relatively simple in composition but …
How it all begins: bacterial factors mediating the colonization of invertebrate hosts by beneficial symbionts
Beneficial associations with bacteria are widespread across animals, spanning a range of
symbiont localizations, transmission routes, and functions. While some of these associations …
symbiont localizations, transmission routes, and functions. While some of these associations …
Holobionts and the ecology of organisms: Multi-species communities or integrated individuals?
D Skillings - Biology & Philosophy, 2016 - Springer
It is now widely accepted that microorganisms play many important roles in the lives of
plants and animals. Every macroorganism has been shaped in some way by …
plants and animals. Every macroorganism has been shaped in some way by …
Functional diversity enables multiple symbiont strains to coexist in deep-sea mussels
Genetic diversity of closely related free-living microorganisms is widespread and underpins
ecosystem functioning, but most evolutionary theories predict that it destabilizes intimate …
ecosystem functioning, but most evolutionary theories predict that it destabilizes intimate …
Ecology and evolution of the social microbiome
Animals with close social relationships often have similar microbiomes. These socially
structured microbiomes can arise through multiple mechanisms that are often difficult to …
structured microbiomes can arise through multiple mechanisms that are often difficult to …