Sleep-immune interactions are well-known phenomena in everyday life and folk wisdom.
There is no doubt that an infection makes us tired and increases the desire to sleep, and a …

The recognition that all macroorganisms live in symbiotic association with microbial
communities has opened up a new field in biology. Animals, plants, and algae are now …

Plant microbiome research highlights the importance of indigenous microbial communities
for host phenotypes such as growth and health. It aims to discover the molecular basis by …

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 …

The health and fitness of animals, including humans, are influenced by the presence and
composition of resident microbial communities. The development of rational microbial …

The ontogeny and maturation of the immune system is modulated by the microbiota. During
fetal life, the mother's microbiota produces compounds that are transferred to the fetus and …

Establishing and maintaining beneficial interactions between the host and its associated
microbiota are key requirements for host health. Although the gut microbiota has previously …

Gut microbial induction of host immune maturation exemplifies host-microbe mutualism. We
colonized germ-free (GF) mice with mouse microbiota (MMb) or human microbiota (HMb) to …

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

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 …