Ecological drift in the flour beetle microbiome and associated instability in host benefits
Pratibha Sanjenbam, Harshith Koppa Guruswamy, Rittik Deb, Shivansh Singhal, Sneha Garge, Shyamsunder Buddh, A. Dhanush, Al Maman Haque, Shubha Govindarajan, Deepa Agashe
The paper examines microbiome instability in red flour beetles, showing ecological drift driven by environmental factors and its impact on host fitness benefits.
Royal Society Open Science · Sep 30, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology