MicroRNAs (miRNAs), which were initially discovered in Caenorhabditis elegans, can
regulate gene expression by recognizing cognate sequences and interfering with the …

Climate change is increasing ocean temperatures and consequently impacts marine life (eg,
bacterial communities). In this context, studying host–pathogen interactions in marine …

Abstract Background Sponges (phylum Porifera) constantly interact with microbes. They
graze on microbes from the water column by filter-feeding and they harbor symbiotic …

The animal immune system mediates host-microbe interactions from the host perspective.
Pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) and the downstream signaling cascades they induce …

Background In response to the replace mammal research models with insects in preliminary
immunological studies, interest has grown in invertebrate defense systems. The …

Increased ocean warming is causing detrimental impacts to tropical corals worldwide.
Compounding the effects of heat stress, incidences of tropical coral disease have risen …

Waminoa spp. are acoel flatworms mainly found as ectosymbionts on scleractinian corals.
Although Waminoa could potentially represent a threat to their hosts, not enough information …

Anthropogenic climate change has significantly altered terrestrial and marine ecosystems
globally, often in the form of climate-related events such as thermal anomalies and disease …

Introducción: La protección ante agentes biológicos propios y externos de los cnidarios
dependen de la inmunidad innata, la cual consta de tres procesos inmunológicos …

The cnidarian-dinoflagellate symbiosis underpins coral reef success; however, this
association is under threat due to the impact of global warming and increasing sea …