Issue 7, 2015

Defensive symbioses of animals with prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms

Abstract

Covering: through 2014

Many organisms team up with microbes for defense against predators, parasites, parasitoids, or pathogens. Here we review the described protective symbioses between animals (including marine invertebrates, nematodes, insects, and vertebrates) and bacteria, fungi, and dinoflagellates. We focus on associations where the microbial natural products mediating the protective activity have been elucidated or at least strong evidence for the role of symbiotic microbes in defense is available. In addition to providing an overview of the known defensive animal–microbe symbioses, we aim to derive general patterns on the chemistry, ecology, and evolution of such associations.

Graphical abstract: Defensive symbioses of animals with prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms

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Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
30 Jan 2015
First published
20 Apr 2015
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Nat. Prod. Rep., 2015,32, 904-936

Defensive symbioses of animals with prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms

L. V. Flórez, P. H. W. Biedermann, T. Engl and M. Kaltenpoth, Nat. Prod. Rep., 2015, 32, 904 DOI: 10.1039/C5NP00010F

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