In article number 2000004 by Christian R. Voolstra and Maren Ziegler, microbiome flexibility, i.e., the potential for dynamic restructuring of the host microbiome, as a fast‐response mechanism to environmental change is examined. How scales of microbiome flexibility may reflect different metaorganism adaptation mechanisms and future research directions are discussed. Adapting with microbial help may provide an alternate route to organismal adaptation that facilitates rapid responses. Art designer: Ivan Gromicho, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).

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生物随笔7/2020

在Christian R. Voolstra和Maren Ziegler的文章2000004中，研究了微生物组的灵活性，即宿主微生物组动态重组的潜力，作为对环境变化的快速响应机制。讨论了微生物组灵活性的规模如何反映不同的微生物适应机制以及未来的研究方向。在微生物的帮助下进行适应可能会为促进快速反应的机体适应提供替代途径。艺术设计师：阿卜杜拉国王科技大学（KAUST）的Ivan Gromicho。