📢 New preprint! We show that disease-associated human gut microbiomes consistently favor metabolically flexible, larger-genome microbes while depleting smaller-genome gut specialists across four diseases. Great work by PhD candidate @aishwarya-patel.bsky.social ! 🦠🧬
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Evolutionary history and gut microbial genome size in health and disease
Host-microbe codiversification reflects a shared evolutionary history between hosts and their associated microbial lineages. These patterns indicate stable, multi-generational symbiotic relationships ...