Seeing the microbiome through a host lens
gibbons.isbscience.org/news/2019/06/07/seeing-the-microbiome-through-a-host-lens/
Sean recently published a commentary in the journal mSystems that outlines a vision of defining ‘microbiome health’ through a host lens: i.e. determining what exact components of the variation in the microboita influence host phenotypes. Much of the variation in the microbiome likely has nothing to do with the health state of the host, but loss/gain of critical diversity and/or functionality can have a major impact on host health. To learn more, you can read the article here.
Citation
- Gibbons, S.M. 2019. Defining microbiome health through a host lense. mSystems. https://doi.org/10.1128/mSystems.00155-19
