Gut microbe Lactiplantiballus plantarum undergoes different evolutionary trajectories between insects and mammals
E. Maritan, M. Gallo, D. Srutkova, A. Jelinkova, O. Benada, O. Kofronova, N. F. da Silva Soares, T. Hudcovic, I. Gifford, J. E. Barrick, M. Schwarzer, M. E. Martino
This study tracks the evolutionary trajectories of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum in Drosophila and mammalian hosts, finding diet-driven evolution in insects and host-intrinsic factors driving divergence in mammals.
bioRxiv · Mar 4, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology