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  • Machine learning
  • Bioinformatics

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  • Tree ensemble models are widely used in microbiome science due to their ability to handle complex data structures.
  • However, these models offer limited insights into the specific microbial taxa associations driving predictions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate endoR, a novel method for interpreting tree ensemble models in microbiome research.
  • To enhance the understanding of microbial taxa interactions and their contribution to phenotype prediction.

Main Methods:

  • endoR simplifies fitted tree ensemble models into a decision ensemble.
  • It extracts feature importance and pairwise interactions, visualized as an interpretable network.
  • Regularization and bootstrapping are employed to refine model complexity and retain essential components.

Main Results:

  • endoR demonstrates comparable accuracy to existing methods while significantly improving model interpretability.
  • The method confirmed known gut microbiome differences in cirrhotic individuals and identified novel associations of methanogens with hydrogen-producing bacteria.
  • Analysis of a global metagenome dataset revealed specific interactions, such as between Methanobacteriaceae and fermenting bacteria.

Conclusions:

  • endoR effectively captures how tree ensembles utilize features and their interactions for prediction.
  • The method's visualizations and outputs facilitate model interpretation and hypothesis generation in complex biological systems.
  • endoR offers a powerful tool for advancing microbiome research and understanding microbial ecology.