Investigating the core microbiome concept: Daphnia as a case study
Our analysis suggests that the D. magna microbiome is defined by its high variability and few conserved associations, with L. planktonicus being the most stable taxon in laboratory settings but not necessarily a core member in natural environments. These findings underscore the need for caution when using laboratory results to interpret natural microbiome compositions and emphasize the need for further research on field-grown animals to better understand the structuring of microbial communities under natural settings.
Authors
- Shinjini Mukherjee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9206-8739)
- François Massol (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4098-955X)
- Luc De Meester (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5433-6843)
- Aditi Gurung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4936-2486)
- Caroline Souffreau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0997-9190)
- Shira Houwenhuyse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5735-2168)
- Martijn Callens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3708-5872)
- Robby Stoks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4130-0459)
- Ellen Decaestecker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6328-5283)
Institutions
- Flanders Marine Institute (BE)
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- Université Paris-Est Créteil (FR)
- Université Paris Cité (FR)
- Ghent University (BE)
- Sorbonne Université (FR)
- Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (FR)
- Center for Human Genetics (US)
- Evolutionary Genomics (United States) (US)
- Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (DE)
- Institut d'écologie et des sciences de l'environnement de Paris (FR)
- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (FR)
- Vlakwa (BE)
- Freie Universität Berlin (DE)
- KU Leuven (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Environmental Microbiome
- Published
- 2025-12-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40793-025-00834-y
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.72