Why bacteria matter in animal development and evolution

Identifying Genetic Determinants Needed to Establish a Human Gut Symbiont in Its Habitat

(2009) Andrew L. Goodman et al.   Cell Host & Microbe

Better living through microbial action: the benefits of the mammalian gastrointestinal microbiota on the host

(2009) Thomas D. Leser et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

The hologenome theory of evolution contains Lamarckian aspects within a Darwinian framework

(2009) Eugene Rosenberg et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Disturbing epithelial homeostasis in the metazoanHydraleads to drastic changes in associated microbiota

(2009) Sebastian Fraune et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

The Key Role of Segmented Filamentous Bacteria in the Coordinated Maturation of Gut Helper T Cell Responses

(2009) Valérie Gaboriau-Routhiau et al.   IMMUNITY

Comparative anatomy and phylogenetic distribution of the mammalian cecal appendix

(2009) H. F. SMITH et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Regulation of inflammatory responses by gut microbiota and chemoattractant receptor GPR43

(2009) Kendle M. Maslowski et al.   NATURE

A single regulatory gene is sufficient to alter bacterial host range

(2009) Mark J. Mandel et al.   NATURE

Enteric defensins are essential regulators of intestinal microbial ecology

(2009) Nita H Salzman et al.   NATURE IMMUNOLOGY

Characterizing a model human gut microbiota composed of members of its two dominant bacterial phyla

(2009) M. A. Mahowald et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Evidence for light perception in a bioluminescent organ

(2009) D. Tong et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Symbiotic bacteria enable insect to use a nutritionally inadequate diet

(2009) E Akman Gunduz et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

More than just orphans: are taxonomically-restricted genes important in evolution?

(2009) Konstantin Khalturin et al.   TRENDS IN GENETICS

Probiotics in animal nutrition and health

(2009) F. Chaucheyras-Durand et al.   Beneficial Microbes

Interactions among dendritic cells, macrophages, and epithelial cells in the gut: implications for immune tolerance

(2008) Maria Rescigno et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN IMMUNOLOGY

Recognition between symbioticVibrio fischeriand the haemocytes ofEuprymna scolopes

(2008) Spencer V. Nyholm et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

A microbial symbiosis factor prevents intestinal inflammatory disease

(2008) Sarkis K. Mazmanian et al.   NATURE

A core gut microbiome in obese and lean twins

(2008) Peter J. Turnbaugh et al.   NATURE

Worlds within worlds: evolution of the vertebrate gut microbiota

(2008) Ruth E. Ley et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Evolution of Mammals and Their Gut Microbes

(2008) R. E. Ley et al.   SCIENCE

Innate Immune Homeostasis by the Homeobox Gene Caudal and Commensal-Gut Mutualism in Drosophila

(2008) J.-H. Ryu et al.   SCIENCE