N. M. Vega

The paper shows ecological drift drives microbiome heterogeneity in squash bugs, both between and within hosts, without requiring host-mediated selection.

This study shows that genetic differences in innate immunity in C. elegans alter microbiome composition, diversity, and stability by changing ecological processes.

This study shows that introducing cellulolytic bacteria into C. elegans allows the host to utilize cellulose as a carbon source, improving nutrition and larval yield.