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The Hologenome Concept: Human, Animal and Plant Microbiota

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In the previous chapters, we have presented published experimental data in support of the principles upon which the hologenome concept are based. We also pointed out special aspects of the concept, such as the additional modes of genetic variation within the holobiont. In this chapter, we will discuss the hologenome concept of evolution and how the concept relates to other ideas in evolutionary biology. The key point that we would like to stress is that microorganisms were fundamental in the formation and evolution of complexity in animals and plants.

So, like it or not, microbiology is going to be in the center of evolutionary study in the future—and vice versa.

—Carl R. Woese

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Rosenberg, E., Zilber-Rosenberg, I. (2013). The Evolution of Holobionts. In: The Hologenome Concept: Human, Animal and Plant Microbiota. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04241-1_8

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