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Population Genetics in the Human Microbiome.

Nandita R Garud¹, Katherine S Pollard²

¹Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Trends in Genetics : TIG

|November 30, 2019

Summary

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Genetic diversity within the human microbiome influences traits like nutrient absorption and drug metabolism. Understanding these population genetics is key to predicting microbial evolution and host interactions.

Keywords:

adaptation association studies microbiome population genetics population structure recombination

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Area of Science:

Microbiology
Evolutionary Biology
Genetics

Background:

Human microbiome structure and function are well-studied.
Within-species genetic diversity and its evolutionary drivers are less understood.
Microbiome genetic mutations impact host-relevant traits.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore population genetic forces shaping microbiome genetic diversity.
To review methods for quantifying microbiome genetic variation.
To discuss predictive models leveraging microbiome genetics.

Main Methods:

Review of existing literature on microbiome population genetics.
Discussion of advances in metagenomic sequencing and bioinformatics tools.
Examination of population genetic models (mutation, recombination, drift, selection).

Main Results:

Microbiome genetic diversity arises from complex ecological and evolutionary forces.
Genetic variation underlies traits such as nutrient metabolism, drug response, and immune interaction.
Metagenomics and modeling enable quantification and inference of microbiome genetic diversity.

Conclusions:

Population genetics is crucial for understanding microbiome evolution.
Advances facilitate the study of how microbiome genetic diversity arises and evolves.
Predictive models integrating microbiome genetics show promise for understanding host-microbe interactions.