Animal–microbe interactions and the evolution of nervous systems

• Published in: Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B. Biological sciences Vol. 371; no. 1685; p. 20150052
• Main Authors: Eisthen, Heather L., Theis, Kevin R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England The Royal Society 05.01.2016
• Subjects: Animals; Bacteria; Behavior, Animal; Biological Evolution; Central Nervous System - anatomy & histology; Central Nervous System - physiology; Holobiont; Invertebrates - anatomy & histology; Invertebrates - microbiology; Invertebrates - physiology; Microbiome; Microbiota; Review; Symbiosis; Vertebrates - anatomy & histology; Vertebrates - microbiology; Vertebrates - physiology; microbiota; holobiont; microbiome; symbiosis
• ISSN: 0962-8436; 1471-2970
• DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2015.0052

Animals ubiquitously interact with environmental and symbiotic microbes, and the effects of these interactions on animal physiology are currently the subject of intense interest. Nevertheless, the influence of microbes on nervous system evolution has been largely ignored. We illustrate here how taki...