第28回 ERATO共生進化機構 国際セミナー

講師：Dr. Brian Trevelline (Kent State University, USA)
演題：Microbiome-mediated phenotypes in wild vertebrates
日時：2023年12月12日（火）9:00 (JST)～, Online Zoom Meeting
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Abstract: Animals evolved in a microbial world, and today nearly every lineage of animal engages in symbioses with microorganisms. Previous work has shown that microbial communities of the vertebrate digestive tract – known as the gut microbiome – can profoundly influence host phenotypes. However, the vast majority of this research has been conducted in model organisms and in the context of human health. As a result, there is a significant gap in our understanding of how the microbiome affects wild vertebrate phenotypes, which may have major implications for host ecology and evolution. In this seminar, I will present my work studying how the gut microbiome influences the foraging behavior of wild rodents and the physiology of migratory birds. I will also provide details about a new germ-free experimental system that I have developed for studying microbiome-mediated phenotypes in non-model oviparous vertebrates, and will share some exciting results showing that the microbiome shapes digestive and immune phenotypes in neonate songbirds.

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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)
ERATO深津共生進化機構プロジェクト
参照記事：https://www.jst.go.jp/erato/fukatsu/news/2023/231212.html