holobiont is an
assemblage of a host and the many other species living in or around
it, which together form a discrete ecological unit.
The host member of a
holobiont is typically a multicellular eukaryote,
such as a plant or human.
A holobiont
typically includes a eukaryote host and all of the symbiotic
viruses, bacteria, fungi, etc. that live on or
inside it.
The bacteria in
our bodies help degrade the food we eat, help make
nutrients available to us and neutralize toxins, to name a few
examples.Lactobacillus Acidophilus, Streptococcus Thermophilus, and
E.coli.
Also, the microbiota play an
essential role in the defense against infections
by protecting the colonized surfaces from invading pathogens.
SorC like transcription factor
mediated gastrointestinal bacterial symbiosis with human gut.