Natural genetic variation drives microbiome selection in the Caenorhabditis elegans gut
F. Zhang, J. L. Weckhorst, A. Assie, C. Hosea, C. A. Ayoub, A. Khodakova, M. L. Cabrera, D. Vidal, M.-A. Felix, B. S. Samuel
This study identifies natural genetic variation in C. elegans that drives microbiome assembly by influencing immune, xenobiotic, and metabolic signaling pathways.
bioRxiv · Mar 12, 2021Microbiology