Neutrality in the Metaorganism
M. Sieber, L. Pita, N. Weiland-Bräuer, P. Dirksen, J. Wang, B. Mortzfeld, S. Franzenburg, R. A. Schmitz, J. F. Baines, S. Fraune, U. Hentschel, H. Schulenburg, T. C. G. Bosch, A. Traulsen
This study shows that microbiota community structure across various host organisms aligns with neutral model predictions, suggesting neutral processes rather than host selection primarily shape microbial communities after colonization.
PLOS Biology · Jun 19, 2019Peer-reviewedEcology