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SUBMITTER: Slowinski S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7697855 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Slowinski Samuel S Ramirez Isabella I Narayan Vivek V Somayaji Medha M Para Maya M Pi Sarah S Jadeja Niharika N Karimzadegan Siavash S Pees Barbara B Shapira Michael M
Microorganisms 20201113 11
Animals and plants host diverse communities of microorganisms, and these microbiotas have been shown to influence host life history traits. Much has been said about the benefits that host-associated microbiotas bestow on the host. However, life history traits often demonstrate tradeoffs among one another. Raising <i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i> nematodes in compost microcosms emulating their natural environment, we examined how complex microbiotas affect host life history traits. We show that soil ...[more]