Community-wide adaptive evolution of gut bacteria during dietary transitions
Samantha L. Goldman, Siddharth Uppal, Dong-Min Jin, Abigail A. Landers, Nathaniel Ennis, Daniel D. Sprockett, Andrew H. Moeller
This study shows that dietary transitions drive reproducible adaptive evolution in gut bacteria across multiple species, with specific genetic responses observed in key functions like invertases.
bioRxiv · Oct 4, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology