ReviewNature communications2021
The microbiome extends host evolutionary potential.
Review in Nature communications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 166 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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166 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Holobiontic Intercellular Relationships Between the Oral Cavity and the Rest of the Human Organism: A Narrative Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Review
- Microbe-dependent inter-organ communication regulates germline stem cell proliferation inbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Environmental microbial communities and host selection shape larval microbiomes.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Host matters: coral reef fish species show distinct skin microbiome responses to upwelling-driven environmental changes.BMC microbiology · 2026Article
- 16S rRNA sequence captures microbial functional potential.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Harnessing gastrointestinal microbial co-association networks to predict feed efficiency and methane emissions across beef and dairy cattle.Microbial genomics · 2026Article
- Seed-microbiome interactions: Mechanistic insights and utilization toward seed performance for sustainable agriculture.Plant communications · 2026Review
- Integrating the Microbiome Into Infection Ecology and Evolution in Wild Animals.Molecular ecology · 2026Review
- Wanted: A population genetic theory of biological noise regulation.PLoS genetics · 2026Article
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- Can the right partner mitigate harm? Rhizobial strains vary in their mediation of herbicide stress in a plant-rhizobia mutualism.Evolution letters · 2026Article
- Cross-domain cooperation drives nutrient acquisition and metabolism in the bark beetle holobiont.The ISME journal · 2026Article
- Host species-specific gene expression by a widespread and flexible chemosynthetic symbiont.The ISME journal · 2026Article
- HoloSimR: a comprehensive framework for simulating breeding programs including the hologenome scenario.Journal of animal science · 2026Article
- Experimental evidence for the absence of a functional gut microbiome in the solitary bee Megachile tosticauda.FEMS microbiology letters · 2026Article
- MicrobialScope: an integrated genomic resource with rich annotations across bacteria, archaea, fungi, and viruses.Nucleic acids research · 2026Article
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Abstract
The microbiome shapes many host traits, yet the biology of microbiomes challenges traditional evolutionary models. Here, we illustrate how integrating the microbiome into quantitative genetics can help untangle complexities of host-microbiome evolution. We describe two general ways in which the microbiome may affect host evolutionary potential: by shifting the mean host phenotype and by changing the variance in host phenotype in the population. We synthesize the literature across diverse taxa and discuss how these scenarios could shape the host response to selection. We conclude by outlining key avenues of research to improve our understanding of the complex interplay between hosts and microbiomes.
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