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  1. Article ; Online: The intricate triangular interaction between protective microbe, pathogen and host determines fitness of the metaorganism.

    Griem-Krey, Hanne / Petersen, Carola / Hamerich, Inga K / Schulenburg, Hinrich

    Proceedings. Biological sciences

    2023  Volume 290, Issue 2012, Page(s) 20232193

    Abstract: The microbiota shapes host biology in numerous ways. One example is protection against pathogens, which is likely critical for host fitness in consideration of the ubiquity of pathogens. The host itself can affect abundance of microbiota or pathogens, ... ...

    Abstract The microbiota shapes host biology in numerous ways. One example is protection against pathogens, which is likely critical for host fitness in consideration of the ubiquity of pathogens. The host itself can affect abundance of microbiota or pathogens, which has usually been characterized in separate studies. To date, however, it is unclear how the host influences the interaction with both simultaneously and how this triangular interaction determines fitness of the host-microbe assemblage, the so-called metaorganism. To address this current knowledge gap, we focused on a triangular model interaction, consisting of the nematode
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Caenorhabditis elegans ; Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins ; Microbiota ; Bacillus thuringiensis
    Chemical Substances Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-06
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 209242-6
    ISSN 1471-2954 ; 0080-4649 ; 0962-8452 ; 0950-1193
    ISSN (online) 1471-2954
    ISSN 0080-4649 ; 0962-8452 ; 0950-1193
    DOI 10.1098/rspb.2023.2193
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  2. Article ; Online: Host and microbiome jointly contribute to environmental adaptation.

    Petersen, Carola / Hamerich, Inga K / Adair, Karen L / Griem-Krey, Hanne / Torres Oliva, Montserrat / Hoeppner, Marc P / Bohannan, Brendan J M / Schulenburg, Hinrich

    The ISME journal

    2023  Volume 17, Issue 11, Page(s) 1953–1965

    Abstract: Most animals and plants have associated microorganisms, collectively referred to as their microbiomes, which can provide essential functions. Given their importance, host-associated microbiomes have the potential to contribute substantially to adaptation ...

    Abstract Most animals and plants have associated microorganisms, collectively referred to as their microbiomes, which can provide essential functions. Given their importance, host-associated microbiomes have the potential to contribute substantially to adaptation of the host-microbiome assemblage (the "metaorganism"). Microbiomes may be especially important for rapid adaptation to novel environments because microbiomes can change more rapidly than host genomes. However, it is not well understood how hosts and microbiomes jointly contribute to metaorganism adaptation. We developed a model system with which to disentangle the contributions of hosts and microbiomes to metaorganism adaptation. We established replicate mesocosms containing the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans co-cultured with microorganisms in a novel complex environment (laboratory compost). After approximately 30 nematode generations (100 days), we harvested worm populations and associated microbiomes, and subjected them to a common garden experiment designed to unravel the impacts of microbiome composition and host genetics on metaorganism adaptation. We observed that adaptation took different trajectories in different mesocosm lines, with some increasing in fitness and others decreasing, and that interactions between host and microbiome played an important role in these contrasting evolutionary paths. We chose two exemplary mesocosms (one with a fitness increase and one with a decrease) for detailed study. For each example, we identified specific changes in both microbiome composition (for both bacteria and fungi) and nematode gene expression associated with each change in fitness. Our study provides experimental evidence that adaptation to a novel environment can be jointly influenced by host and microbiome.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Microbiota ; Biological Evolution ; Genome ; Bacteria/genetics
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-09-06
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2406536-5
    ISSN 1751-7370 ; 1751-7362
    ISSN (online) 1751-7370
    ISSN 1751-7362
    DOI 10.1038/s41396-023-01507-9
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