Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic Microbiota Interactions

The nature of the relationship between the communities of microorganisms making up the microbiota in and on a host body has been increasingly explored in recent years. Microorganisms, including bacteria, archaea, viruses, parasites and fungi, have often long co-evolved with their hosts. In human, th...

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Main Authors: Aly Kodio, Estelle Menu, Stéphane Ranque
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Series:Microorganisms
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/8/12/2018
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Estelle Menu
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description The nature of the relationship between the communities of microorganisms making up the microbiota in and on a host body has been increasingly explored in recent years. Microorganisms, including bacteria, archaea, viruses, parasites and fungi, have often long co-evolved with their hosts. In human, the structure and diversity of microbiota vary according to the host’s immunity, diet, environment, age, physiological and metabolic status, medical practices (e.g., antibiotic treatment), climate, season and host genetics. The recent advent of next generation sequencing (NGS) technologies enhanced observational capacities and allowed for a better understanding of the relationship between distinct microorganisms within microbiota. The interaction between the host and their microbiota has become a field of research into microorganisms with therapeutic and preventive interest for public health applications. This review aims at assessing the current knowledge on interactions between prokaryotic and eukaryotic communities. After a brief description of the metagenomic methods used in the studies were analysed, we summarise the findings of available publications describing the interaction between the bacterial communities and protozoa, helminths and fungi, either in vitro, in experimental models, or in humans. Overall, we observed the existence of a beneficial effect in situations where some microorganisms can improve the health status of the host, while the presence of other microorganisms has been associated with pathologies, resulting in an adverse effect on human health.
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spelling doaj.art-495fa8a855534e5588f6d19c058d35c52023-11-21T01:11:15ZengMDPI AGMicroorganisms2076-26072020-12-01812201810.3390/microorganisms8122018Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic Microbiota InteractionsAly Kodio0Estelle Menu1Stéphane Ranque2Aix-Marseille Université, Instiut de Recherche pour le Développement, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, Service de Santé des Armées, Vecteurs et Infections TROpicales et MEditerranéennes, 13005 Marseille, FranceAix-Marseille Université, Instiut de Recherche pour le Développement, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, Service de Santé des Armées, Vecteurs et Infections TROpicales et MEditerranéennes, 13005 Marseille, FranceAix-Marseille Université, Instiut de Recherche pour le Développement, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, Service de Santé des Armées, Vecteurs et Infections TROpicales et MEditerranéennes, 13005 Marseille, FranceThe nature of the relationship between the communities of microorganisms making up the microbiota in and on a host body has been increasingly explored in recent years. Microorganisms, including bacteria, archaea, viruses, parasites and fungi, have often long co-evolved with their hosts. In human, the structure and diversity of microbiota vary according to the host’s immunity, diet, environment, age, physiological and metabolic status, medical practices (e.g., antibiotic treatment), climate, season and host genetics. The recent advent of next generation sequencing (NGS) technologies enhanced observational capacities and allowed for a better understanding of the relationship between distinct microorganisms within microbiota. The interaction between the host and their microbiota has become a field of research into microorganisms with therapeutic and preventive interest for public health applications. This review aims at assessing the current knowledge on interactions between prokaryotic and eukaryotic communities. After a brief description of the metagenomic methods used in the studies were analysed, we summarise the findings of available publications describing the interaction between the bacterial communities and protozoa, helminths and fungi, either in vitro, in experimental models, or in humans. Overall, we observed the existence of a beneficial effect in situations where some microorganisms can improve the health status of the host, while the presence of other microorganisms has been associated with pathologies, resulting in an adverse effect on human health.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/8/12/2018microbiotamycobiotainteractionshostNGSmetagenomics
spellingShingle Aly Kodio
Estelle Menu
Stéphane Ranque
Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic Microbiota Interactions
Microorganisms
microbiota
mycobiota
interactions
host
NGS
metagenomics
title Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic Microbiota Interactions
title_full Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic Microbiota Interactions
title_fullStr Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic Microbiota Interactions
title_full_unstemmed Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic Microbiota Interactions
title_short Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic Microbiota Interactions
title_sort eukaryotic and prokaryotic microbiota interactions
topic microbiota
mycobiota
interactions
host
NGS
metagenomics
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/8/12/2018
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