Linking microbiome temporal dynamics to host ecology in the wild.

Autor: Marsh KJ; College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Cornwall, UK. Electronic address: K.J.Marsh@exeter.ac.uk., Bearhop S; College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Cornwall, UK., Harrison XA; College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Cornwall, UK. Electronic address: x.harrison@exeter.ac.uk.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Trends in microbiology [Trends Microbiol] 2024 Nov; Vol. 32 (11), pp. 1060-1071. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 25.
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2024.05.001
Abstrakt: Ignoring the dynamic nature of microbial communities risks underestimating the power of microbes to impact the health of their hosts. Microbiomes are thought to be important for host fitness, yet the coarse temporal scale and population-level focus of many studies precludes the ability to investigate the importance of among-individual variation in stability and identify the ecological contexts in which this variation matters. Here we briefly summarise current knowledge of temporal dynamics in wild host-associated microbial communities. We then discuss the implications of among-individual variation in microbiota stability and suggest analytical approaches for understanding these patterns. One major requirement is for future studies to conduct individual-level longitudinal analyses, with some systems already well set up for answering these questions.
Competing Interests: Declaration of interests No interests are declared.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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