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 …

Across the tree of life, hosts have evolved mechanisms to control and mediate interactions
with symbiotic partners. We suggest that the evolution of physical structures that allow hosts …

Symbiotic associations with microorganisms represent major sources of ecological and
evolutionary innovations in insects. Multiple insect taxa engage in symbioses with bacteria …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are short and generally positively charged peptides found in
a wide variety of life forms from microorganisms to humans. Their wide range of activity …

Mounting evidence supports a connection between the composition of the infant gut
microbiome and long-term health. In fact, aberrant microbiome compositions during key …

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 …

During colonization of the Hawaiian bobtail squid (Euprymna scolopes), Vibrio fischeri
bacteria undergo a lifestyle transition from a planktonic motile state in the environment to a …

Multicellular communities of adherent bacteria known as biofilms are often detrimental in the
context of a human host, making it important to study their formation and dispersal …

Symbiotic bacteria use diverse strategies to compete for host colonization sites. However,
little is known about the environmental cues that modulate interbacterial competition as they …