While originally acquired from the environment, a fraction of the microbiota is transferred from parents to offspring. The immune system shapes the microbial colonization, while commensal microbes may boost host immune defences. Parental transfer of microbes in viviparous animals remains ambiguous, as the two transfer routes (transovarial vs. pregnancy) are intermingled within the maternal body. Pipefishes and seahorses (Syngnathids) are ideally suited to disentangle transovarial microbial transfer from a contribution during pregnancy due to their maternal egg production and their unique male pregnancy. We assessed the persistency and the changes in the microbial communities of the maternal and paternal reproductive tracts over proceeding m...
Microbial communities confer multiple beneficial effects to their multicellular hosts. To evaluate t...
Embryos of oviparous organisms must cope with harsh environments and are especially susceptible to d...
BACKGROUND: In a diverse microbial world immune function of animals is essential. Diverse microbial ...
While originally acquired from the environment, a fraction of the microbiota is transferred from par...
In vertebrates, maternal transfer of immunity via the eggs or the placenta provides offspring with c...
The unique male pregnancy in pipefishes and seahorses ranges from basic attachment (pouch-less speci...
A fundamental problem for the evolution of pregnancy, the most specialized form of parental investme...
The transfer of acquired and specific immunity against previously encountered bacteria from mothers ...
Pregnancy has evolved upwards of 150 times across vertebrates and represents the reproductive strate...
All living organisms are permanently exposed to harmful parasites and pathogens. The immune system a...
The microbiome of an organism is vital to various life factors including its development, behaviour ...
Parents can benefit young by transmitting beneficial microbes, a phenomenon unexamined in fishes. We...
Male pregnancy in syngnathids (seahorses, pipefishes, and sea dragons) is an evolutionary innovation...
The transfer of immunity from parents to offspring (trans-generational immune priming (TGIP)) boosts...
Viviparity (live birth) has evolved more than 150 times in vertebrates, and represents an excellent ...
Microbial communities confer multiple beneficial effects to their multicellular hosts. To evaluate t...
Embryos of oviparous organisms must cope with harsh environments and are especially susceptible to d...
BACKGROUND: In a diverse microbial world immune function of animals is essential. Diverse microbial ...
While originally acquired from the environment, a fraction of the microbiota is transferred from par...
In vertebrates, maternal transfer of immunity via the eggs or the placenta provides offspring with c...
The unique male pregnancy in pipefishes and seahorses ranges from basic attachment (pouch-less speci...
A fundamental problem for the evolution of pregnancy, the most specialized form of parental investme...
The transfer of acquired and specific immunity against previously encountered bacteria from mothers ...
Pregnancy has evolved upwards of 150 times across vertebrates and represents the reproductive strate...
All living organisms are permanently exposed to harmful parasites and pathogens. The immune system a...
The microbiome of an organism is vital to various life factors including its development, behaviour ...
Parents can benefit young by transmitting beneficial microbes, a phenomenon unexamined in fishes. We...
Male pregnancy in syngnathids (seahorses, pipefishes, and sea dragons) is an evolutionary innovation...
The transfer of immunity from parents to offspring (trans-generational immune priming (TGIP)) boosts...
Viviparity (live birth) has evolved more than 150 times in vertebrates, and represents an excellent ...
Microbial communities confer multiple beneficial effects to their multicellular hosts. To evaluate t...
Embryos of oviparous organisms must cope with harsh environments and are especially susceptible to d...
BACKGROUND: In a diverse microbial world immune function of animals is essential. Diverse microbial ...