第27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。

シロアリ共生微生物の研究で知られるDr. Tom Bourguignon (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Okinawa, Japan)にご講演いただきました。

Abstract: Cockroaches and their social forms, termites, are detritivorous insects that make up an essential part of the brown food web. Their ability to recycle dead organic matter is largely the result of their association with the bacterial symbionts they host in their gut or specialized fat body cells. In this talk, I will describe the nature of the symbiotic association between cockroach and termite hosts and their bacterial symbionts. I will describe what we know about the metabolic capabilities of these bacteria and how they help their hosts to thrive on imbalanced and recalcitrant diets. I will also describe how cockroaches and termites have coevolved with their bacteria and, finally, will provide evidence that termites have cospeciated with their gut bacteria since they came to be ~150 million years ago.

ERATO Evolving Symbiosis Project International Seminar Series #27
第27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 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/