Mammalian gut microbiomes profoundly influence host fitness, but the processes that drive
the evolution of host-microbiome systems are poorly understood. Recent studies suggest …

Diet and host phylogeny drive the taxonomic and functional contents of the gut microbiome
in mammals, yet it is unknown whether these patterns hold across all vertebrate lineages …

Developing general principles of host–microorganism interactions necessitates a robust
understanding of the eco-evolutionary processes that structure microbiota. Phylosymbiosis …

It is often taken for granted that all animals host and depend upon a microbiome, yet this has
only been shown for a small proportion of species. We propose that animals span a …

Phylosymbiosis was recently formulated to support a hypothesis-driven framework for the
characterization of a new, cross-system trend in host-associated microbiomes. Defining …

The microbiome is critical for host survival and fitness, but gaps remain in our understanding
of how this symbiotic community is structured. Despite evidence that related hosts often …

Animals are distinguished by having guts—organs that must extract nutrients from food yet
also bar invasion by pathogens. Most guts are colonized by nonpathogenic microorganisms …

Animals and microorganisms often establish close ecological relationships. However, much
of our knowledge about animal microbiomes comes from two deeply studied groups …

BACKGROUND When human populations expanded across the globe, they adapted
genetically to local environments in response to novel selection pressures. Drivers of …

Plants evolved in association with a diverse community of microorganisms. The effect of
plant phylogeny and domestication on host–microbiome co‐evolutionary dynamics are …