Holistic Fitness: Microbiomes are Part of the Holobiont’s Fitness

Rosenberg, Eugene

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“…Today, the field of plant holobiont research invokes the study of interlinkages between plant and individual microbial behavior and evolution to understand how functionally integrated they are or how natural selection operates on them [ 7 ]. While the concept of holobionts can seem unnecessarily complex at times, ecological functions provided by microbes are now regarded as an important feature of plant fitness [ 8 ]. Thus, unraveling the complexity of holobionts promises to deliver innovations in plant ecosystem productivity for sustainable agriculture [ 9 , 10 ] by rooting out stochasticity and fortifying predictability [ 11 ].…”

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The Promises, Challenges, and Opportunities of Omics for Studying the Plant Holobiont

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Microorganisms are critical drivers of biological processes that contribute significantly to plant sustainability and productivity. In recent years, emerging research on plant holobiont theory and microbial invasion ecology has radically transformed how we study plant–microbe interactions. Over the last few years, we have witnessed an accelerating pace of advancements and breadth of questions answered using omic technologies. Herein, we discuss how current state-of-the-art genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics techniques reliably transcend the task of studying plant–microbe interactions while acknowledging existing limitations impeding our understanding of plant holobionts.

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The Holobiontic Figure: Narrative Complexities of Holobiont Characters in Joan Slonczewski’s Brain Plague

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2023

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In this article, I propose to consider the holobiontic figure as a starting point for examining how literary narratives represent the holobiosis paradigm and its impact on narrative structure. A body of recent science fiction works is challenging the long-standing narrative of microbes as “bad germs” and the ever-evolving plot of the pandemic apocalypse by depicting humans as intricately interwoven with their microbial symbionts. The notion of the holobiontic figure, in this regard, serves as a point of reference for characters in the process of recognising themselves as holobionts. This article conducts a detailed exploration of the narratological aspects of the holobiontic figure through a reading of Joan Slonczewski’s novel Brain Plague. On the basis of this novel, two essential characteristics of the holobiontic figure are proposed and discussed: multiscalarity and multi-agency. With this, the article aims to provide answers to the question what happens when the scientific concept leaves the scientific discourse and moves between materials: how does it relate to the social world, what structures does it contest, and what conflicts does it provoke?

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Holistic Fitness: Microbiomes are Part of the Holobiont’s Fitness

Cited by 2 publications

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The Promises, Challenges, and Opportunities of Omics for Studying the Plant Holobiont

The Promises, Challenges, and Opportunities of Omics for Studying the Plant Holobiont

The Holobiontic Figure: Narrative Complexities of Holobiont Characters in Joan Slonczewski’s Brain Plague

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