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 …

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

▪ Abstract Quorum sensing is an example of community behavior prevalent among diverse
bacterial species. The term “quorum sensing” describes the ability of a microorganism to …

It has become increasingly and widely recognised that bacteria do not exist as solitary cells,
but are colonial organisms that exploit elaborate systems of intercellular communication to …

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

Developmental biology is among the many subdisciplines of the life sciences being
transformed by our increasing awareness of the role of coevolved microbial symbionts in …

While largely studied because of their harmful effects on human health, there is growing
appreciation that bacteria are important partners for invertebrates and vertebrates, including …

The first edition of this book, published by University Press of New England in 1986, sold
over 2500 copies, and was received as the best introductory overview of this broad field …

The human gut harbours a large and genetically diverse population of symbiotic microbes
that both feed and protect the host. Evolutionary theory, however, predicts that such genetic …

Crenarchaeota are ubiquitous and abundant microbial constituents of soils, sediments,
lakes, and ocean waters. To further describe the cosmopolitan nonthermophilic …