With a Little Help from My Friends: Microbial Partners in Integrative and Comparative Biology—An Introduction to the Symposium
With a Little Help from My Friends: Microbial Partners in Integrative and Comparative Biology—An Introduction to the Symposium
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在我朋友的帮助下：综合和比较生物学中的微生物伙伴——研讨会简介
DOI：
10.1093/icb/icx103
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发表时间：
2017
影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
Dearing, M. Denise
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作者：
Kohl, Kevin D.;Dearing, M. Denise
宿主相关微生物在动物生物学中的作用正在比较生物学中引起关注。许多研究小组研究微生物在人类健康和营养中的作用，或在提高农业动物产量方面的作用。然而，将宿主相关微生物纳入综合生物学和比较生物学的研究问题却相对滞后。我们举办了一次研讨会，汇集了宿主相关微生物领域的顶级研究人员，他们还结合了综合和比较生物学的各个方面。在这篇介绍中，我们重点介绍了最近的研究，这些研究表明宿主相关微生物在动物生物学的许多方面发挥着重要作用，如免疫功能，内分泌学甚至行为学。我们希望，综合和比较生物学家将开始包括宿主相关微生物的方面纳入他们的研究计划，加强比较生物学和宿主-微生物相互作用的领域。
The role that host-associated microbes play in animal biology is gaining attention in comparative biology. Numerous research groups study the roles that microbes play in human health and nutrition, or in enhancing the production of agricultural animals. However, inclusion of host-associated microbes into research questions of integrative and comparative biology has lagged behind. We hosted a symposium to bring together top researchers in the field of host-associated microbes who also incorporate aspects of integrative and comparative biology. In this introduction, we highlight recent research demonstrating the profound roles that host-associated microbes play in many aspects of animal biology, such as immune function, endocrinology, and even behavior. It is our hope that integrative and comparative biologists will begin to include aspects of host-associated microbes into their research programs, enhancing both the fields of comparative biology and host–microbe interactions.