All species host a rich community of microbes. This microbiome is dynamic, and displays
seasonal, daily, and even hourly changes, but also needs to be resilient to fulfill important …

Background The vertebrate gut microbiome (GM) can vary substantially across individuals
within the same natural population. Although there is evidence linking the GM to health in …

Host‐associated microbiomes are thought to play a key role in host physiology and fitness,
but this conclusion mainly derives from systems biased towards animal models and humans …

Background The gut microbiome (GM) can influence many biological processes in the host,
impacting its health and survival, but the GM can also be influenced by the host's traits. In …

The gut microbiota have important consequences for host biological processes and there is
some evidence that they also affect fitness. However, the complex, interactive nature of …

Environmental variation can shape the gut microbiome, but broad/large‐scale data on
among and within‐population heterogeneity in the gut microbiome and the associated …

Microbiome constitutes an important axis of individual variation that, together with genes and
the environment, influences an individual's physiology and fitness. Microbiomes are …

Gut microbial communities are complex and heterogeneous and play critical roles for animal
hosts. Early‐life disruptions to microbiome establishment can negatively impact host fitness …

Gut microbiota plays a critical role in regulating the health and adaptation of wildlife.
However, our understanding of how exposure to environmental heavy metals influences the …

Background Pediatric-onset ulcerative colitis (pUC) represents a more aggressive disease
phenotype compared with adult-onset UC. We hypothesized that this difference can, in part …