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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Dishaw LJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3973685 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
PloS one 20140402 4
It is now widely understood that all animals engage in complex interactions with bacteria (or microbes) throughout their various life stages. This ancient exchange can involve cooperation and has resulted in a wide range of evolved host-microbial interdependencies, including those observed in the gut. Ciona intestinalis, a filter-feeding basal chordate and classic developmental model that can be experimentally manipulated, is being employed to help define these relationships. Ciona larvae are fi ...[more]