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SUMMARY:The living layer: the microbial interface between superior organis
 ms and the environment as revealed by metagenomics - Mendes\, R (Empresa B
 rasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuria (EMBRAPA))
DTSTART:20140326T154500Z
DTEND:20140326T163000Z
UID:TALK51638@talks.cam.ac.uk
CONTACT:Mustapha Amrani
DESCRIPTION:A staggering amount of microbes lives in a close association w
 ith eukaryotic organisms and they play key role in the evolution and funct
 ioning of the host. The microbiome concept\, i.e. the collection of commen
 sal\, symbiotic\, and pathogenic microorganisms living in association with
  a given host\, was first used in the context of microorganisms sharing th
 e human body space\, and after that several other authors have used this t
 erm in other mammals\, insects or plants. The human microbiome significant
 ly contributes to the human metabolism\, and provides traits that humans d
 id not need to evolve on their own. The set of genes present in the microb
 iome can be considered as the secondary genome of the host. The same view 
 can be transported to other mammals\, as ruminants\, or even plants\, whic
 h also rely in their microbiome for specific traits. Here\, we will discus
 s how metagenomics has shed light on understanding of the microbiomes as b
 eing the connecting layer placed between the host a nd the environment med
 iating a range of host physiological process\, and ultimately impacting on
  health and disease providing life support for the host.\n
LOCATION:Seminar Room 1\, Newton Institute
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