[Coral-List] ASLO 2018 Summer Meeting: Relevance of Host-microbe Interactions in Aquatic Ecosystem Functioning (SS65)
Ulisse Cardini
ulisse.cardini at szn.it
Wed Jan 24 05:19:37 EST 2018
Dear Colleagues,
Please consider submitting an abstract to the following session at the
ASLO 2018 Summer Meeting in Victoria, Canada - 10‐15, June 2018.
*Session 65: Relevance of Host-microbe Interactions in Aquatic Ecosystem
Functioning**
*
Beneficial host-microbe interactions are ubiquitous in nature. The
microbial partners primarily act as facilitators of niche adaptation,
and are a powerful driving force of speciation and evolution. Thanks to
their expanded metabolic repertoire, host-microbe interactions can drive
flows of energy and matter within their ecosystems, importantly
contributing to nutrients cycling. Huge progress has been made in our
understanding of host-microbe interactions thanks to the use of
molecular tools. However, their relevance in ecology, physiology and
evolution of aquatic organisms has only recently gained widespread
recognition, and the major challenge remains to understand how such
interactions contribute to the functioning of their ecosystems. In many
host-microbe mutualisms, a single host harbors complex microbial
communities, with a core and a flexible pool of different microbes
representing a broad spectrum of potential contributions. It is
inherently challenging to study such a multi-layered microbiota due to
its enormous diversity, and models with reduced complexity can help to
overcome these challenges. Concurrently, novel approaches are needed to
investigate the role of complex and diverse host-microbe interactions
within their habitats. This session thus welcomes contributions
addressing the whole spectrum of different studies and approaches
targeting the functioning of host-microbe interactions and their
relevance in aquatic ecosystems.
The deadline for abstract submission and early registration is *23
February 2018*.
For more details, please click the link below.
https://aslo.org/victoria2018/main
Please feel free to distribute the information among interested colleagues.
Kind regards,
The Organizers:
Ulisse Cardini, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn (SZN), Italy,
ulisse.cardini at szn.it
Grazia Marina Quero, SZN, Italy, grazia.quero at szn.it
Marco Bartoli, University of Parma, Parma, Italy, marco.bartoli at unipr.it
Jillian Petersen, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria,
petersen at microbial-ecology.net
Rachel Foster, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden, rachel.foster at su.se
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