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  • Microbiology
  • Genetics
  • Immunology

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  • Multicellular organism evolution is shaped by environmental factors and symbiotic relationships.
  • Microbes are crucial for nutrient uptake, immune development, and defense against pathogens.
  • Host fitness depends on both defense mechanisms and the ability to leverage symbiotic organisms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review associations between host genes and microbiota composition.
  • To compare interactions between microbes and host immunity.
  • To explore the coevolutionary relationship between host genetics and the microbiota.

Main Methods:

  • Review of recent genome-wide association studies.
  • Analysis of identified microbial interactions with humoral and cellular immunity.
  • Taxonomic comparison of microbes associated with host genetics and immunity.

Main Results:

  • Host-microbiota symbiosis is a product of genetic coevolution.
  • Specific microbes interact with both host immunity and host genetics.
  • Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus, and Akkermansia are key genera linked to both host immunity and genetics.

Conclusions:

  • Future therapeutics for chronic inflammatory diseases must consider host immune and genetic factors influencing microbiota homeostasis.
  • Targeting the microbiota requires a holistic approach integrating host genetics and immunity.
  • Understanding host-microbe genetic coevolution is vital for therapeutic development.