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Evolutionary ecology of human‐associated microbes

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2 Published in 2023 at "Molecular Ecology"

DOI: 10.1111/mec.16966

Abstract: ​Determining​the​evolutionary​mechanisms,​genomic​outcomes​and​ functional​consequences​of​adaptation​is​of​paramount​importance​ for​our​understanding​of​the​nature​of​evolution,​and​for​predicting​ the​evolutionary​responses​of​organisms​in​the​face​of​the​current​ and​ future​ global​ changes.​ Microorganisms​ which​ are​ associated​ with​humans​(as​members​of​the​human​microbiome,​or​associated​ with​domesticated​plants​or​animals)​provide​ideal​models​to​study​ adaptation​and​specialisation.​These​microbes​are​diverse​and​many​ possess​outstanding​experimental​assets,​such​as​small​genomes​and​ membership​in​relatively​simple​multi-​species​communities​(Gladieux​ et​al.,​2014;​Rosshart​et​al.,​2019;​Seybold​et​al.,​2020).​In​addition,​ studying​microbial​ evolution​ in​ human-​associated​ environments​ is​ effective​because​population​genetic​processes​(i.e.​genetic​drift​and​ selection)​are​often​strong​and​recent​(Gladieux​et​al.,​2014;​Ropars​ &​ Giraud,​ 2022).​ Furthermore,​ human-​associated​ microbes​ often​ have​important​impacts​on​human​health​as​members​of​our​microbiomes,​as​human​pathogens​or​as​associates​of​food​production​for​ crop​microbiomes,​… read more here.

Keywords: ecology; ecology human; evolutionary ecology; human associated ... See more keywords