防衛共生の実験室進化などの仕事で知られるProf. Kayla King (Univ. Oxford, UK) の講演を、Zoomオンライン国際ウェビナーとして実施（6月30日）

第4回共生進化機構国際セミナー

講師: Prof. Kayla King (Univ. Oxford, UK)
演題: Microbial protection against infection: an evolutionary perspective
日時: 2021年6月30日（水）17:00～（JST）
場所: Zoomオンライン国際ウェビナー

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Abstract: Many animal and plant species harbour microbes in their microbiota that protect them from parasite infection. These ‘protective microbes’ can be a significant component of host defence. Using multiple microbial systems (e.g., worms, bacteria, viruses), my group has demonstrated that host-associated microbes can rapidly evolve to defend their animal hosts against infection by virulent parasites. We also show that these protective microbes can drive major changes in host tolerance, parasite virulence and coevolutionary dynamics. Our results indicate that microbes in hosts are important in shaping infection outcomes, now and over evolutionary time.

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連絡先: 深津武馬（生物プロセス研究部門首席研究員、t-fukatsu@aist.go.jp)