For more than 30 years, the association between the Hawaiian bobtail squid, Euprymna
scolopes, and the bioluminescent bacterium Vibrio fischeri has been studied as a model …

The perpetuation of symbioses through host generations relies on symbiont transmission.
Horizontally transmitted symbionts are taken up from the environment anew by each host …

The Vibrionaceae, which encompasses several potential pathogens, including V. cholerae,
the causative agent of cholera, and V. vulnificus, the deadliest seafood-borne pathogen, are …

Darwin recognized that natural selection could not favor a trait in one species solely for the
benefit of another species. The modern, selfish-gene view of the world suggests that …

Most symbiotic associations between animals and microorganisms are horizontally
transmitted—the microorganisms are acquired from the environment by each generation of …

The animal and bacterial kingdoms have coevolved and coadapted in response to
environmental selective pressures over hundreds of millions of years. The meta'omics …

Bacterial biofilm formation is the prevailing microbial lifestyle in natural and manmade
environments and occurs on all surface types. Biofilm formation develops in several phases …

The results of numerous studies indicate that fish possess bacterial populations on or in their
skin, gills, digestive tract, and light‐emitting organs. In addition, the internal organs (kidney …

Bacterial quorum sensing (QS) is a cell–cell communication and gene regulatory
mechanism that allows bacteria to coordinate swarming, biofilm formation, stress resistance …

Bioluminescence has long been used to image biological processes in vivo. This technology
features luciferase enzymes and luciferin small molecules that produce visible light …