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 …

Animals and plants are metaorganisms and associate with microbes that affect their
physiology, stress tolerance, and fitness. Here the hypothesis that alteration of the …

Background Host-microbe associations underlie many key processes of host development,
immunity, and life history. Yet, none of the current research on the central model species …

Symbiotic bacteria often help their hosts acquire nutrients from their diet, showing trends of
co‐evolution and independent acquisition by hosts from the same trophic levels. While these …

The taxonomic composition of biofilms on marine microplastics is widely unknown. Recent
sequencing results indicate that potentially pathogenic Vibrio spp. might be present on …

The integration of research from developmental biology and ecology into evolutionary theory
has given rise to a relatively new field, ecological evolutionary developmental biology (Eco …

Pattern-recognition receptors (PRRs) are traditionally known to sense microbial molecules
during infection to initiate inflammatory responses. However, ligands for PRRs are not …

With the continuous growth of the human population and associated need for high‐quality
protein, the aquaculture sector will be required to increase significantly in productivity. This …

It has long been appreciated that certain groups of bacteria exhibit cooperative behavioral
patterns. For example, feeding and sporulation of both myxobacteria and actinomycetes …

▪ 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 …