Microbiomes.

An unconventional host.

Can Sea-Monkeys encourage people to think about invertebrate host-microbe interactions?

Source and variation of the amazing live Sea-Monkey microbiome.

Holt CC, del Campo J, Keeling PJ. PLOS One

Spatial compartmentalisation of bacteria in phoronid microbiomes.

Holt CC, Dhaliwal S, Na I, Mtawali M, Boscaro V, Keeling PK. Scientific Reports

Microscopic marine invertebrates are reservoirs for cryptic and diverse protists and fungi.

Holt CC, Boscaro V, Van Steenkiste NW, Herranz M, Mathur V, Irwin NA, Buckholtz G, Leander BS, Keeling PJ. Microbiome

Microbiomes of microscopic marine invertebrates do not reveal signatures of phylosymbiosis.

Boscaro V*, Holt CC*, Van Steenkiste NW, Herranz M, Irwin NA, Álvarez-Campos P, Grzelak K, Holovachov O, Kerbl A, Mathur V, Okamoto N, Piercey RS, Worsaae K, Leander BS, Keeling PJ. Nature Microbiology. *Equal Contribution

Understanding the role of the shrimp gut microbiome in health and disease.

Holt CC, Bass D, Stentiford GD, van der Giezen M. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Spatial and temporal axes impact ecology of the gut microbiome in juvenile European lobster (Homarus gammarus).

Holt CC, Van der Giezen M, Daniels CL, Stentiford GD, Bass D. The ISME Journal

The first clawed lobster virus Homarus gammarus nudivirus (HgNV n. sp.) expands the diversity of the Nudiviridae.

Holt CC, Stone M, Bass D, Bateman KS, van Aerle R, Daniels CL, van der Giezen M, Ross SH, Hooper C, Stentiford GD. Scientific Reports

Tart Cherry Concentrate Does Not Alter the Gut Microbiome, Glycaemic Control or Systemic Inflammation in a Middle-Aged Population.

Lear R, O’Leary M, O’Brien Andersen L, Holt CC, Stensvold CR, van der Giezen M, Bowtell JL. Nurtients