The health and fitness of animals, including humans, are influenced by the presence and
composition of resident microbial communities. The development of rational microbial …

The gut microbiota plays an important role in host health and disease. Our understanding of
the fish microbiota lags far behind our knowledge of that of humans and other mammals …

Aquafeed companies aim to provide solutions to the various challenges related to nutrition
and health in aquaculture. Solutions to promote feed efficiency and growth, as well as …

Animals are distinguished by having guts—organs that must extract nutrients from food yet
also bar invasion by pathogens. Most guts are colonized by nonpathogenic microorganisms …

Candida auris and Candida albicans can result in invasive fungal diseases. And yet, these
species can stably and asymptomatically colonize human skin and gastrointestinal tracts. To …

Gut microbiota plays a critical role in the maintenance of host health. As a low-cost and
genetically tractable vertebrate model, zebrafish have been widely used for biological …

The gut microbiome functions like an endocrine organ, generating bioactive metabolites,
enzymes or small molecules that can impact host physiology. Gut dysbacteriosis is …

Aquaculture is the fastest-growing sector in food production worldwide. For decades,
research on animal physiology, nutrition, and behavior established the foundations of best …

At a rapid pace, biologists are learning the many ways in which resident microbes influence,
and sometimes even control, their hosts to shape both health and disease. Understanding …

Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are a highly variable and complex set of neurological
disorders that alter neurodevelopment and cognitive function, which usually presents with …