ERC Advanced Grant · 2022
Evolution in the Gut in Health and Disease
The mammalian gut is an exquisite system to study ecology and evolution of microbes, and these processes are key for host-microbiome homeostasis. How microbiome diversity is maintained or lost is a critical question underlying the proper balance of this duet. Yet, our knowledge of the eco-evolutionary mechanisms structuring microbiomes is still in its infancy. Here, we seek to identify dominant modes of natural selection and host factors that modulate the evolution of their microbes. By leveraging knowledge on gene functions in specific strains and the power of mouse genetics and husbandry, we will unravel how natural selection operates to shape diversity in the bacteria that inhabit the…
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