Interactions with a Complex Microbiota Mediate a Trade-Off between the Host Development Rate and Heat Stress Resistance
Animals and plants host diverse communities of microorganisms, and these microbiotas have been shown to influence host life history traits. Much has been said about the benefits that host-associated microbiotas bestow on the host. However, life history traits often demonstrate tradeoffs among one an...
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| author | Samuel Slowinski Isabella Ramirez Vivek Narayan Medha Somayaji Maya Para Sarah Pi Niharika Jadeja Siavash Karimzadegan Barbara Pees Michael Shapira |
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| description | Animals and plants host diverse communities of microorganisms, and these microbiotas have been shown to influence host life history traits. Much has been said about the benefits that host-associated microbiotas bestow on the host. However, life history traits often demonstrate tradeoffs among one another. Raising <i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i> nematodes in compost microcosms emulating their natural environment, we examined how complex microbiotas affect host life history traits. We show that soil microbes usually increase the host development rate but decrease host resistance to heat stress, suggesting that interactions with complex microbiotas may mediate a tradeoff between host development and stress resistance. What element in these interactions is responsible for these effects is yet unknown, but experiments with live versus dead bacteria suggest that such effects may depend on bacterially provided signals. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3c3f125fde244a279f5f21ab28aa62ed2023-11-20T20:52:52ZengMDPI AGMicroorganisms2076-26072020-11-01811178110.3390/microorganisms8111781Interactions with a Complex Microbiota Mediate a Trade-Off between the Host Development Rate and Heat Stress ResistanceSamuel Slowinski0Isabella Ramirez1Vivek Narayan2Medha Somayaji3Maya Para4Sarah Pi5Niharika Jadeja6Siavash Karimzadegan7Barbara Pees8Michael Shapira9Department of Integrative Biology, 3040 Valley Life Sciences Building, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3140, USADepartment of Integrative Biology, 3040 Valley Life Sciences Building, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3140, USADepartment of Integrative Biology, 3040 Valley Life Sciences Building, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3140, USADepartment of Integrative Biology, 3040 Valley Life Sciences Building, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3140, USADepartment of Integrative Biology, 3040 Valley Life Sciences Building, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3140, USADepartment of Integrative Biology, 3040 Valley Life Sciences Building, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3140, USADepartment of Integrative Biology, 3040 Valley Life Sciences Building, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3140, USADepartment of Integrative Biology, 3040 Valley Life Sciences Building, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3140, USADepartment of Integrative Biology, 3040 Valley Life Sciences Building, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3140, USADepartment of Integrative Biology, 3040 Valley Life Sciences Building, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3140, USAAnimals and plants host diverse communities of microorganisms, and these microbiotas have been shown to influence host life history traits. Much has been said about the benefits that host-associated microbiotas bestow on the host. However, life history traits often demonstrate tradeoffs among one another. Raising <i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i> nematodes in compost microcosms emulating their natural environment, we examined how complex microbiotas affect host life history traits. We show that soil microbes usually increase the host development rate but decrease host resistance to heat stress, suggesting that interactions with complex microbiotas may mediate a tradeoff between host development and stress resistance. What element in these interactions is responsible for these effects is yet unknown, but experiments with live versus dead bacteria suggest that such effects may depend on bacterially provided signals.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/8/11/1781microbiomemicrobiotalife-history traitstradeoffs<i>C. elegans</i>development |
| spellingShingle | Samuel Slowinski Isabella Ramirez Vivek Narayan Medha Somayaji Maya Para Sarah Pi Niharika Jadeja Siavash Karimzadegan Barbara Pees Michael Shapira Interactions with a Complex Microbiota Mediate a Trade-Off between the Host Development Rate and Heat Stress Resistance Microorganisms microbiome microbiota life-history traits tradeoffs <i>C. elegans</i> development |
| title | Interactions with a Complex Microbiota Mediate a Trade-Off between the Host Development Rate and Heat Stress Resistance |
| title_full | Interactions with a Complex Microbiota Mediate a Trade-Off between the Host Development Rate and Heat Stress Resistance |
| title_fullStr | Interactions with a Complex Microbiota Mediate a Trade-Off between the Host Development Rate and Heat Stress Resistance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Interactions with a Complex Microbiota Mediate a Trade-Off between the Host Development Rate and Heat Stress Resistance |
| title_short | Interactions with a Complex Microbiota Mediate a Trade-Off between the Host Development Rate and Heat Stress Resistance |
| title_sort | interactions with a complex microbiota mediate a trade off between the host development rate and heat stress resistance |
| topic | microbiome microbiota life-history traits tradeoffs <i>C. elegans</i> development |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/8/11/1781 |
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