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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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The term “metaorganism” was coined in recognition of the fact that in the environment, all multicellular hosts (animals, plants) associate with microorganisms. The concept has …
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This project addresses in a comparative approach the presence, establishment and functional consequences of microbiota in two basal metazoan animals, the comb jelly Mnemiopsis leidyi …
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Inter-species interactions in the freshwater polyp Hydra between symbiotic algae and host cells had been the subject of research since decades since they not only …
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Maintaining the composition of the beneficial intestinal microbiota requires a homeostatic equilibrium between the microbial community and the intestinal epithelium that serves as the regulatory …
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Chemosynthetic symbioses evolved independently multiple times in at least nine animal phyla and from at least 12 lineages of free-living bacteria. They were first discovered …
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The main purpose of the Z1-project is to bundle the central activities of the Collaborative Research Centre 1182. The administrative office runs the daily affairs …
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The main purpose of the Z2-project is the development of a platform that allows the isolation and identification of microorganisms associated with animal and plant …
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The main purpose of the Z3-project is to provide a standardized central hub for next generation sequencing(NGS)-based applications among CRC 1182 projects. This includes the …
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The INF-project is established to support the demanding bioinformatic requirements of the CRC 1182. The project will develop data and metadata standards in order to …
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