The Role of Microbiome and Genotype in Daphnia magna upon Parasite Re-Exposure.

ABSTRACT: Recently, it has been shown that the community of gut microorganisms plays a crucial role in host performance with respect to parasite tolerance. Knowledge, however, is lacking on the role of the gut microbiome in mediating host tolerance after parasite re-exposure, especially considering multiple parasite infections. We here aimed to fill this knowledge gap by studying the role of the gut microbiome on tolerance in Daphnia magna upon multiple parasite species re-exposure. Additionally, we investigated the role of the host genotype in the interaction between the gut microbiome and the host phenotypic performance. A microbiome transplant experiment was performed in which three germ-free D. magna genotypes were exposed to a gut microbial inoculum and a parasite community treatm

SUBMITTER: Bulteel L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7825712 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature