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Evolution of microbiota–host associations: the microbe’s perspective
Obeng N, Bansept F, Sieber M, Traulsen A, Schulenburg H (2021) Trends in Microbiol. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2021.02.005
On the evolutionary origins of host–microbe associations.
Sieber M, Traulsen A, Schulenburg H, Douglas AE (2021) PNAS. 10.1073/pnas.2016487118
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From protists to humans, all animals and plants are inhabited by microbial organisms. There is an increasing appreciation that these resident microbes influence fitness of their plant and animal hosts, ultimately forming a metaorganism consisting of a uni- or multicellular host and a community of associated microorganisms.

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Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Thomas C.G. Bosch
Kiel University
Zoological Institute
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Kiel University
Zoological Institute
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D-24118 Kiel
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