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Presented By: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

EEB Thursday Seminar Series - Evolution and virulence in the symbiotic world

with Kayla King Professor and Canada Excellence Research Chair, Departments of Zoology and Microbiology & Immunology at University of British Columbia Professorial Fellow, Department of Biology, University of Oxford

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This event is part of our ongoing Thurdsay Seminar Series.

PREVIEW: Many animal and plant species harbour microbes in their microbiota that suppress pathogen infection. These ‘protective microbes’ can be a significant component of host defence. By experimentally evolving multiple microbial systems (e.g., worms, bacteria), my group has demonstrated that host-associated microbes can rapidly evolve to defend their animal hosts against infection. We show these protective microbes can drive major changes in pathogen virulence and host genetic-based resistance, as well as evolutionary rates. Our results indicate that microbes in hosts are important in shaping infection outcomes, now and over evolutionary time.

SPEAKER WEBSITE: thekinglab.com
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