BACKGROUND Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are small proteins with potent antibacterial,
antiviral, and antifungal activity. AMPs are ubiquitous among multicellular eukaryotes, with …

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 …

Microbes have been critical drivers of evolutionary innovation in animals. To understand the
processes that influence the origin of specialized symbiotic organs, we report the …

Covering: up to 2018 Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have been known for well over three
decades as crucial mediators of the innate immune response in animals and plants, where …

Strain diversity, while now recognized as a key driver underlying partner dynamics in
symbioses, is usually difficult to experimentally manipulate and image in hosts with complex …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are key components of innate immune defenses. Because of
the antibiotic crisis, AMPs have also come into focus as new drugs. Here, we explore …

The deep-sea tubeworm Riftia pachyptila lacks a digestive system but completely relies on
bacterial endosymbionts for nutrition. Although the symbiont has been studied in detail on …

Microbes that protect against infection inhabit hosts across the tree of life. It is unclear
whether and how the host immune system may affect the formation of new protective …

Host-parasite interaction can result in a strong alteration of the host-associated microbiota.
This dysbiosis can affect the fitness of the host; can modify pathogen interaction and the …