Amplicon study of bacterial gut microbiotas from Drosophila species: D. falleni, D. recens, D. neotestacea, D. putrida. Raw sequence reads

The forces contributing to the assembly and diversity of the gut microbiota are a combination of chance, host-based selection, and interactions between microorganisms within these communities. We surveyed 215 wild individuals from four sympatric species of Drosophila that share a common diet of decaying mushrooms to distinguish between these forces and provide insight into the evolution of the microbiota.