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Synergy among microbiota and their hosts: Leveraging the Hawaiian archipelago and local collaborative networks to address pressing questions in microbiome research

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Abstract

© 2018 Hynson et al.Despite increasing acknowledgment that microorganisms underpin the healthy functioning of basically all multicellular life, few cross-disciplinary teams address the diversity and function of microbiota across organisms and ecosystems. Our newly formed consortium of junior faculty spanning fields such as ecology and geo-science to mathematics and molecular biology from the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa aims to fill this gap. We are united in our mutual interest in advancing a new paradigm for biology that incorporates our modern understanding of the importance of microorganisms. As our first concerted research effort, we will assess the diversity and function of microbes across an entire watershed on the island of Oahu, Hawai‘i. Due to its high ecological diversity across tractable areas of land and sea, Hawai‘i provides a model system for the study of complex microbial communities and the processes they mediate. Owing to our diverse expertise, we will leverage this study system to advance the field of biology.

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Author(s): Hynson NA, Frank KL, Alegado RA, Amend AS, Arif M, Bennett GM, Jani AJ, Medeiros MCI, Mileyko Y, Nelson CE, Nguyen NH, Nigro OD, Prisic S, Shin S, Takagi D, Wilson ST, Yew JY

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: mSystems

Year: 2018

Volume: 3

Issue: 2

Online publication date: 13/03/2018

Acceptance date: 28/11/2017

ISSN (electronic): 2379-5077

Publisher: American Society for Microbiology

URL: https://doi.org/10.1128/mSystems.00159-17

DOI: 10.1128/mSystems.00159-17

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