Microbial Evolution: An overlooked biomarker of host diet

Nandita Garud

doi:10.1016/j.chom.2022.01.009

Microbial Evolution: An overlooked biomarker of host diet

Cell Host Microbe. 2022 Feb 9;30(2):146-147. doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2022.01.009.

Author

Nandita Garud¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Department of Human Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Electronic address: ngarud@ucla.edu.

PMID: 35143765
DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2022.01.009

Abstract

The evolutionary dynamics of gut microbiota are still being explored. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Dapa et al. conduct an experimental evolution study in mice to track the rapid adaptation of the gut microbiome based on host diet.

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MeSH terms

Adaptation, Physiological
Animals
Biomarkers
Diet
Gastrointestinal Microbiome*
Mice

Substances

Biomarkers