Recent analyses revealed that most of the biodiversity observed in marine microbial
communities is represented by organisms with low abundance but, nonetheless essential for …

Background Gastropoda, the largest class within the phylum Mollusca, houses diverse gut
microbiota, and some gastropods serve as intermediate hosts for parasites. Studies have …

Planorbidae snails are the intermediate host for the trematode parasite of the Schistosoma
genus, which is responsible for schistosomiasis, a disease that affects both humans and …

Microbial communities associated with deep-sea animals are critical to the establishment of
novel biological communities in unusual environments. Over the past few decades, rapid …

Due to its wide distribution across the world, the snail Radix auricularia plays a central role
in the transferal of energy and biomass by consuming plant biomass in freshwater systems …

Tuscany has a rich Pliocene record of marine megafauna (MM), including mysticetes,
odontocetes, sirenians and seals among the mammals, and six orders of sharks among the …

Different organs of a host represent distinct microenvironments resulting in the
establishment of multiple discrete bacterial communities within a host. These discrete …

Simple Summary Nowadays, it is well known that the gut bacterial microbiome is crucially
important for the adaptation of multicellular organisms to their environment. In this study, we …

Comparative approaches in animal gut microbiome research have revealed patterns of
phylosymbiosis, dietary and physiological convergences, and environment–host …

Any multicellular organism during its life is involved in relatively stable interactions with
microorganisms. The organism and its microbiome make up a holobiont, possessing a …