Microorganisms are associated with all plants, recently leading to the hologenome concept.
We reviewed the assembly processes of plant microbiota and analyzed its structure during …

Horizontal gene transfer is an important evolutionary force, facilitating bacterial diversity. It is
thought to be pervasive in host-associated microbiomes, where bacterial densities are high …

Omnivorous animals, including mice and humans, tend to prefer energy-dense nutrients rich
in fat over plant-based diets, especially for short periods of time, but the health …

Microorganisms found in the human gastrointestinal tract (GIT) are symbiotic under steady
state conditions and have role in the homeostasis of the human host. The term microbiome …

Microorganisms play essential roles in the health and resilience of cnidarians.
Understanding the factors influencing cnidarian microbiomes requires cross study …

The holobiont concept (ie, multiple living beings in close symbiosis with one another and
functioning as a unit) is revolutionizing our understanding of biology, especially in marine …

Microbes can be an important source of phenotypic plasticity in insects. Insect physiology,
behaviour, and ecology are influenced by individual variation in the microbial communities …

The largest living rodent, capybara, can efficiently depolymerize and utilize lignocellulosic
biomass through microbial symbiotic mechanisms yet elusive. Herein, we elucidate the …

Streptomyces is a drought-tolerant bacterial genus in soils, which forms close associations
with plants to provide host resilience to drought stress. Here we synthesize the emerging …

Microbiome breeding is a new artificial selection technique that seeks to change the genetic
composition of microbiomes in order to benefit plant or animal hosts. Recent experimental …