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Holobiont perspectives on tripartite interactions among microbiota, mosquitoes, and pathogens
Mosquito-borne diseases like dengue and malaria cause a significant global health burden. Unfortunately, current insecticides and environmental...
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Single-polyp metabolomics reveals biochemical structuring of the coral holobiont at multiple scales
All biology happens in space, and spatial structuring plays an important role in mediating biological processes at all scales from cells to...
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On the holobiont ‘predictome’ of immunocompetence in pigs
BackgroundGut microbial composition plays an important role in numerous traits, including immune response. Integration of host genomic information...
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Metatranscriptomic response of the wheat holobiont to decreasing soil water content
Crops associate with microorganisms that help their resistance to biotic stress. However, it is not clear how the different partners of this...
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Coral holobiont cues prime Endozoicomonas for a symbiotic lifestyle
Endozoicomonas are prevalent, abundant bacterial associates of marine animals, including corals. Their role in holobiont health and functioning,...
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Disentangling direct vs indirect effects of microbiome manipulations in a habitat-forming marine holobiont
Host-associated microbiota are critical for eukaryotic host functioning, to the extent that hosts and their associated microbial communities are...
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The Arabidopsis holobiont: a (re)source of insights to understand the amazing world of plant–microbe interactions
As holobiont, a plant is intrinsically connected to its microbiomes. However, some characteristics of these microbiomes, such as their taxonomic...
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Heat stress reduces the contribution of diazotrophs to coral holobiont nitrogen cycling
Efficient nutrient cycling in the coral-algal symbiosis requires constant but limited nitrogen availability. Coral-associated diazotrophs, i.e.,...
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Ribosomal RNA-Depletion Provides an Efficient Method for Successful Dual RNA-Seq Expression Profiling of a Marine Sponge Holobiont
Investigations of host-symbiont interactions can benefit enormously from a complete and reliable holobiont gene expression profiling. The most...
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Genomic signatures suggesting adaptation to ocean acidification in a coral holobiont from volcanic CO2 seeps
Ocean acidification, caused by anthropogenic CO 2 emissions, is predicted to have major consequences for reef-building corals, jeopardizing the...
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Holobiont responses of mesophotic precious red coral Corallium rubrum to thermal anomalies
Marine heat waves (MHWs) have increased in frequency and intensity worldwide, causing mass mortality of benthic organisms and loss of biodiversity in...
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Cophylogeny and convergence shape holobiont evolution in sponge–microbe symbioses
Symbiotic microbial communities of sponges serve critical functions that have shaped the evolution of reef ecosystems since their origins. Symbiont...
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Evolution of Holobiont-Like Systems: From Individual to Composed Ecological and Global Units
Higher Plants or Animals with microbial companions constitute holobionts, being spatiotemporal interaction networks as (co-)evolutionary selection...
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Microbiome diversity and metabolic capacity determines the trophic ecology of the holobiont in Caribbean sponges
Sponges are increasingly recognized as an ecologically important taxon on coral reefs, representing significant biomass and biodiversity where...
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Temporal changes in the sponge holobiont during the course of infection with Aplysina Red Band Syndrome
Diseases of marine organisms, including sponges on coral reefs, are being reported with increasing frequency worldwide. Aplysina Red Band Syndrome...
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Insights into ‘Symbiodiniaceae phycosphere’ in a coral holobiont
Phycosphere is the region where algal exudates influence microbial communities. Since the term was coined, research has been focused on understanding...
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A holobiont approach towards polysaccharide degradation by the highly compartmentalised gut system of the soil-feeding higher termite Labiotermes labralis
BackgroundTermites are among the most successful insects on Earth and can feed on a broad range of organic matter at various stages of decomposition....
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Endosymbiont population genomics sheds light on transmission mode, partner specificity, and stability of the scaly-foot snail holobiont
The scaly-foot snail ( Chrysomallon squamiferum ) inhabiting deep-sea hydrothermal vents in the Indian Ocean relies on its sulphur-oxidising...
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The role of host promiscuity in the invasion process of a seaweed holobiont
Invasive species are co-introduced with microbiota from their native range and also interact with microbiota found in the novel environment to which...
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Coral Conservation from the Genomic Perspective on Symbiodiniaceae Diversity and Function in the Holobiont
Coral reefs are critically supported by symbiosis with dinoflagellate algae in the family Symbiodiniaceae. The tightly linked coral-Symbiodiniaceae...