Environmental bacteria increase population growth of hydra at low temperature
Máté Miklós,
Karolina Cseri,
Levente Laczkó
et al.
Abstract:Multicellular organisms engage in complex ecological interactions with microorganisms, some of which are harmful to the host’s health and fitness (e.g., pathogens or toxin-producing environmental microbiota), while others are either beneficial or have a neutral impact (as seen in components of host-associated microbiota). Although environmental microorganisms are generally considered to have no significant impact on animal fitness, there is evidence suggesting that exposure to these microbes might be required … Show more
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