ReviewPhilosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences2020
Symbiotic magnetic sensing: raising evidence and beyond.
Review in Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 8 papers.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
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- The role of the microbiome in host evolution.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2020Article
- Microbiome-mediated plasticity directs host evolution along several distinct time scales.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2020Article
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
The identity of a magnetic sensor in animals remains enigmatic. Although the use of the geomagnetic field for orientation and navigation in animals across a broad taxonomic range has been well established over the past five decades, the identity of the magnetic-sensing organ and its structure and/or apparatus within such animals remains elusive-'a sense without a receptor'. Recently, we proposed that symbiotic magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) may serve as the underlying mechanism behind a magnetic sense in animals-'the symbiotic magnetic-sensing hypothesis'. Since we first presented this hypothesis, both criticism and support have been raised accordingly. Here we address the primary criticisms and discuss the plausibility of such a symbiosis, supported by preliminary findings demonstrating the ubiquity of MTB DNA in general, and specifically in animal samples. We also refer to new supporting findings, and discuss host adaptations that could be driven by such a symbiosis. Finally, we suggest the future research directions required to confirm or refute the possibility of symbiotic magnetic-sensing. This article is part of the theme issue 'The role of the microbiome in host evolution'.
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