Ecophylogenetics Reveals the Evolutionary Associations between Mammals and their Gut Microbiota
Christopher A. Gaulke, Holly K. Arnold, Steven W. Kembel, James P. O’Dwyer, Thomas J. Sharpton
The paper develops a new method to analyze microbial taxonomic units and their distribution across mammalian lineages, revealing conserved and lineage-specific gut bacterial clades linked to mammalian evolution.
bioRxiv · Aug 29, 2017 · PreprintMicrobiology