Nawroth, J. ; Giez, C.* ; Klimovich, A.* ; Kanso, E.* ; Bosch, T.C.G.*
Spontaneous body wall contractions stabilize the fluid microenvironment that shapes host-microbe associations.
eLife 12:23 (2023)
The freshwater polyp Hydra is a popular biological model system; however, we still do not understand one of its most salient behaviors, the generation of spontaneous body wall contractions. Here, by applying experimental fluid dynamics analysis and mathematical modeling, we provide functional evidence that spontaneous contractions of body walls enhance the transport of chemical compounds from and to the tissue surface where symbiotic bacteria reside. Experimentally, a reduction in the frequency of spontaneous body wall contractions is associated with a changed composition of the colonizing microbiota. Together, our findings suggest that spontaneous body wall contractions create an important fluid transport mechanism that (1) may shape and stabilize specific host-microbe associations and (2) create fluid microhabitats that may modulate the spatial distribution of the colonizing microbes. This mechanism may be more broadly applicable to animal-microbe interactions since research has shown that rhythmic spontaneous contractions in the gastrointestinal tracts are essential for maintaining normal microbiota.
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Hydra ; Bacteria ; Biophysics ; Diffusion ; Fluid Dynamics ; Microbe–host Association ; Physics Of Living Systems; Bacterial-growth; Hydra; Rethinking; Jellyfish; Immunity; Platform; Muscle; Flow
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englisch
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2023
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2023
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2050-084X
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2050-084X
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eLife Sciences Publications
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Sheraton House, Castle Park, Cambridge, Cb3 0ax, England
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Peer reviewed
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30203 - Molecular Targets and Therapies
30205 - Bioengineering and Digital Health
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Pioneer Campus
Enabling and Novel Technologies
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G-510009-001
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National Science Foundation RAISE grant
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2023-11-28