Ecological drift during colonization drives within- and between-host heterogeneity in animal symbiont populations
J. Chen, Z. Kwong, N. M. Gerardo, N. M. Vega
The paper shows ecological drift drives microbiome heterogeneity in squash bugs, both between and within hosts, without requiring host-mediated selection.
bioRxiv · Aug 21, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology