Host-microbe cross talk in three marine taxa (Porifera, Cnidaria and teleost fish) (B01)

• Subject Area: Ecology and Biodiversity of Animals and Ecosystems, Organismic Interactions ; Microbial Ecology and Applied Microbiology ; Metabolism, Biochemistry and Genetics of Microorganisms
• Term: since 2016
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 261376515

The project B1 uses a cross-host comparisons to study the molecular and cellular mechanisms that underlie the host’s ability to recognize and distinguish native versus non-native microbes in marine metazoans. The project will further evaluate the influence of microbial transmission routes on bacterial colonization in the next generation in the model systems sponge, Nematostella and teleost fish.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1182: Origin and Function of Metaorganisms
• Applicant Institution: Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
• Co-Applicant Institution: GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel
• Project Heads: Professor Dr. Sebastian Fraune; Professorin Dr. Ute Hentschel-Humeida; Professorin Dr. Olivia Roth, since 1/2024