I. Microorganisms

II. Microbial Interactions with Plants

II-1. Roots - Rhizosphere

1. Mutualism between Fungi and Root to Form 'Integrated Structures’: Mycorrhizae

^ Endomycorrhizae vs. Ectomycorrhizae

^ Underground Networks: 'Inter-Plant Carbon Transfer' [Science (2016) 구두발표주제] 

2. Mutualistic Interaction of N₂-fixing Bacteria with Legume: Rhizobium

      ^ Formation of Nodule

^ Perception of ‘Bacterial Exopolysaccharide’ to Promote Symbiotic Development [Nature (2015)]

^ Transfer of ‘Bacterial RNA Fragments’ into Plant Cells to Promote Nodule Formation [Science (2019) 구두발표주제] 

^ 'Continuum' of Mutual Communication

3. Recent Findings of Bacteria-Root Interactions

^ Celerinatantimonas and Nitrogen Source for Seagrass [Nature (2021)]

^ Variovorax and Auxins: A Single Bacterial Genus Maintains of Arabidopsis Root Growth [Nature (2020)]

^ (cf) UCYN-A, the First Known N-Fixing Organelle (Nitroplast) [Science (2024); Cell (2024) 구두발표주제] 

II-2. Aerial Structures - Phyllosphere

1. Beneficial Interaction with Azolla: Anabaena

2. Harmful Interaction Causing a Frost Damage: Pseudomonas syringae 

II-3. Pathogenic Interactions between Plants and Microorganisms

1. Pathogenic Agents against Plants: Virus, Bacterium, and Fungus

2. Inter-Kingdomic Transfer of DNA from Bacteria to Plant Host: Agrobacterium tumefaciens

^ Formation of Crown Gall

^ Ti-Plasmid and T-DNA

^ Type-IV Secretion System [PNAS (2010); Nature (2022) 구두발표주제] 

3. Fungal Infections

^ Panama Disease: Fusarium and Cavendish Banana

^ Emerging Fungal Threats: ‘Stem Rust’ Fungus and Wheat [Nature (2017)]

^ Fungicides

^ Defense Cargo Shuttle: Exosome-Delivered sRNA to a Fungal Pathogen [Science (2018)]

^ Sticky Pesticide [Science (2019) 구두발표주제]                                                                                                                                                                        

III. Microbial Interactions with Animals

III-1. Contribution to Nutrition

1. Predation on Microorganisms: Grazing and Filter-Feeding

2. Cultivation of Microorganism for Foods/Nutrition

^ Herbivores: Microbes Lend a Wide Array of Other Talents to Herbivores [Science (2017)]

^ Gastrointestinal Tracts: Rumen Microbiology and the Concept of Syntrophy

^ Cellulose Decomposition [Science (2016) 구두발표주제] 

^ Gut Microbiota: Pandas-Bamboo [Cell Reports (2022)]; Koalas-Eucalyptus [Nature (2018)]; Squirrels-Hibernation [Science (2022)]; Woodrat-Creosote; Superworm-Polystyrene [Microbial Genomics (2022)]

3. Symbiosis with ‘Photosynthetic’ Microorganisms: Corals

^ Endozoic Algae

^ Metabolic Integration of Algal and Animal Host [Nature Commun. (2020) 구두발표주제] 

4. Symbiosis with ‘Chemosynthetic’ Microorganisms: Hydrothermal Vent Animals

^ Chemolithotrophs

^ Main Interactions in the Riftia Symbiosis: Protection, Promotion, and Inhibition [mBio (2019)]

III-2. Protection via Microbial Interaction

1. Skin microbiomes

^ Antimicrobial Peptides (AMPs)

^ AMP from Amphibians [Science (2020)]

2. Gut microbiomes

^ Immune System Stimulation by the Native Gut Microbiota of Honeybees [R. Soc. Open Sci. (2017)]

^ Engineered Symbionts to Activate Honey Bee Immunity and to Limit Pathogens [Science (2020) 구두발표주제] 

^ Metabolomics: Impacts of the Microbiome on the Mouse Neurobehavior [Science (2019)]

III-3. Pathogenic Interactions between Animals and Microorganisms

1. Bacillus thuringiensis

^ Bt-Toxin: Protein Crystals

^ Bioengineering to Overcome Bt-Toxin Resistance [Nature (2016) 구두발표주제] 

2. Wolbachia

^ Mating Incompatibilities

^ To Suppress Pest Populations: Sterile Insect Technique vs. Incompatible Insect Technique: [Nature (2017) 구두발표주제] 

3. Pathogenic Fungi

^ Chytrid Fungi Causing Global Amphibian Declines [Science (2018); Science (2019)]

III-4. Emergent Microbiome-Derived Phenotypes

^ Horizontal vs. Vertical Transmission of Symbionts

^ Mutualism between Squid and ‘Luminous Bacterium’

IV. Microbial Interactions with Human

IV-1. Skin

^ Staphylococcus epidermidis: Multifaceted Roles in Skin Physiology [Science (2019)]; Skin Friend or Foe? [PLoS Pathogens (2020) 구두발표주제]; Ubiquity as Commensal Colonizers of Human Skin and Mucus Membranes [Nature Commun. (2018)]

^ CoNS (Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci)

^ Dandruff: Fungus (Malassezia) vs. Bacteria (Propionibacterium acnes) [Sci. Rep. (2016)]

IV-2. Oral Cavity

^ Producer of Glycocalyx or Sticky Dextran: Streptococcus spp. 

^ Bacteria Causing Heart Disease - Serine Dipeptide Lipids in the Plaques and the Mouth Bacteria [J. Lipid Res. (2017)]

^ Intestinal Colonization by Oral Bacteria Induces Chronic Inflammation [Science (2017)]

IV-3. Gastrointestinal Tract

^ Gut Microbiomes: Bacteria (Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, and Proteobacteria) and Bacteriophages (Phageome or Virome)

^ Ecosystem Services of the Gut Microbiota [Science (2019)]

^ Ratio of Firmicutes to Bacteroidetes: Obese vs. Lean

^ Colonization Resistance: Indirect and Direct Mechanisms [Science (2016)]

^ Changes in Intestinal Microflora by Antibiotics Treatment [Nature Rev. Microbiol (2011)]

^ 'Fecal Microbiota Transplant' (FMT)' [Science (2016) 구두발표주제] 

^ 'Gut-Brain Axis': ‘Psychobiome’ [Science (2020)]; Biological Pathways Underlying the Social Behavior Regulation by Gut Microbiota [Science (2019) 구두발표주제] 

^ 'Gut-Germline Axis' (in Male): ‘Paternal Microbiome Perturbations Impact Offspring Fitness’ [Nature (2024) 구두발표주제] 

IV-4. Respiratory Tract

^ The Nose Knows How to Kill MRSA - Staphylococcus lugdunensis and a Cyclic Peptide [Nature (2016)]

^ Nasal Microbiome Determines the Severity of Your Cold [Sci. Rep. (2018)]

^ Nasal Infection by Legionella pneumophila; Streptococcus pneumoniae; Bordetella pertussis; Non-tuberculosis Mycobacterium

IV-5. Breast

^ Breast Microbiome [Sci. Rep. (2016)]

^ “Triad" of Mother-Breastmilk-Infant [Science (2019) 구두발표주제] 

^ The Milk-Oriented Microbiome (MOM)

IV 6. Urogenital Tract

^ (Male) Seminal Fluid Microbiome and Fertility [Sci. Rep. (2024)]

^ (Female) Lactobacillus acidophilus

^ Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)

^ ‘Vaginome’ and 'Vaginal Microbiota Transplant (VMT)' [Nature Med (2016); Cell (2020); Cell Host & Microbe (2023) 구두발표주제]