The model nematode Caenorhabditis elegans is associated with a distinct microbial community under natural conditions. Yet, to date, the role of the worm’s microbiota for
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Understanding the forces that shape variation in host-associated bacterial communities within- and between host species is key to understanding the evolution and maintenance of metaorganisms.
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Plants are colonized by a wide diversity of microbes including both eukaryotic and prokaryotic species. Only recently, metagenomic approaches have allowed exhaustive studies of the
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Why do individuals from different taxonomic groups and even kingdoms of life interact with each other within a metaorganism in a generally beneficial way and
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