第5回共生進化機構国際セミナーをオンライン開催しました。

狩りバチや甲虫における微生物防衛共生の研究で知られるMax Planck Institute for Chemical EcologyのProf. Martin Kaltenpothにご講演いただきました。

Abstract：Symbiotic associations with microbes are important driving forces of evolutionary innovation. The hyperdiverse insect order Coleoptera, the beetles, are associated with an astounding diversity of symbionts that provide a wide range of functional benefits to their hosts. Highlighting a few selected beetle-microbe associations, I will report on novel findings of symbiont-provided antibiotic defense, microbe-enabled digestion of plant material, and symbiont-mediated adaptation to the abiotic environment. These examples are intended to show the impact of symbionts on niche expansion and diversification in beetles, but also provide insights into life-style switches from parasitism to mutualism in bacteria as well as the process of extreme genome reduction beyond the well-known intracellular symbioses.

ERATO Evolving Symbiosis Project International Seminar Series #05
第5回共生進化機構国際セミナー
Sponsored by ERATO FUKATSU Evolving Symbiosis Project
主催：ERATO深津共生進化機構プロジェクト
https://www.jst.go.jp/erato/fukatsu/

Co-sponsored by ERATO NOMURA Microbial Community Control Project
共催：ERATO野村集団微生物制御プロジェクト
https://www.jst.go.jp/erato/nomura/

Co-sponsored by Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas "Post-Koch Ecology”
共催：新学術領域研究「ポストコッホ生態」
https://postkoch.jp/about/

Co-sponsored by Microbiology Research Center for Sustainability (MiCS), University of Tsukuba
共催：筑波大学微生物サステイナビリティ研究センター（MiCS）
https://www.mics.tsukuba.ac.jp/

Co-sponsored by Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas "Constrained & Directional Evolution”
共催：新学術領域研究「進化制約方向性」
http://constrained-evo.org/