The role of microbes as a part of animal systems has historically been an under-appreciated
aspect of animal life histories. Recently, evidence has emerged that microbes have wide …

Phylosymbiosis was recently proposed to describe the eco-evolutionary pattern, whereby
the ecological relatedness of host-associated microbial communities parallels the phylogeny …

To understand how the gut microbiome is impacted by human adaptation to varying
environments, we explored gut bacterial communities in the BaAka rainforest hunter …

Interactions between hosts and their resident microbial communities are a fundamental
component of fitness for both agents. Though recent research has highlighted the …

Animal-associated microbiotas form complex communities, which play crucial functions for
their host, including susceptibility to infections. Despite increasing attention to bats as …

Microbial communities populate most environments on earth and play a critical role in
ecology and human health. Their composition is thought to be largely shaped by …

Although microbiome science is relatively young, our knowledge of human-microbiome
interactions is growing rapidly and has already begun to transform our understanding of …

Symbiotic microbial communities are important for host health, but the processes shaping
these communities are poorly understood. Understanding how community assembly …

Host phylogeny and environment have all been implicated in shaping the gut microbiota and
host metabolic traits of mammals. However, few studies have evaluated phylogeny …

Microbiota play a central role in the functioning of multicellular life, yet understanding their
inheritance during host evolutionary history remains an important challenge. Symbiotic …