Although the type‐I interferon (IFN‐I) response is considered vertebrate‐specific, recent
findings about the Intracellular Pathogen Response (IPR) in nematode Caenorhabditis …

The Human Microbiome Project was a research programme that successfully identified
associations between microbial species and healthy or diseased individuals. However, a …

Most microbes evolve faster than their hosts and should therefore drive evolution of host–
microbe interactions. However, relatively little is known about the characteristics that define …

Most animals and plants have associated microorganisms, collectively referred to as their
microbiomes, which can provide essential functions. Given their importance, host-associated …

The Caenorhabditis elegans natural microbiota isolates Pseudomonas lurida MYb11 and
Pseudomonas fluorescens MYb115 protect the host against pathogens through distinct …

C. elegans can learn to avoid pathogenic bacteria through several mechanisms, including
bacterial small RNA-induced learned avoidance behavior, which can be inherited …

The microbiota is a key determinant of the physiology and immunity of animal hosts. The
factors governing the transmissibility of viruses between susceptible hosts are incompletely …

Microbiotas are complex microbial communities that colonize specific niches in the host and
provide essential organismal functions that are important in health and disease …

Adaptation of organisms to environmental change may be facilitated by the creation of new
genes. New genes without homologs in other lineages are known as taxonomically …

In the wild, C. elegans are emersed in environments teeming with a veritable menagerie of
microorganisms. The C. elegans cuticular surface serves as a barrier and first point of …