PMID- 29207308 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190130 LR - 20190130 IS - 1879-0364 (Electronic) IS - 1369-5274 (Linking) VI - 43 DP - 2018 Jun TI - Road MAPs to engineer host microbiomes. PG - 46-54 LID - S1369-5274(17)30195-9 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.mib.2017.11.023 [doi] AB - Microbiomes contribute directly or indirectly to host health and fitness. Thus far, investigations into these emergent traits, referred to here as microbiome-associated phenotypes (MAPs), have been primarily qualitative and taxonomy-driven rather than quantitative and trait-based. We present the MAPs-first approach, a theoretical and experimental roadmap that involves quantitative profiling of MAPs across genetically variable hosts and subsequent identification of the underlying mechanisms. We outline strategies for developing 'modular microbiomes'-synthetic microbial consortia that are engineered in concert with the host genotype to confer different but mutually compatible MAPs to a single host or host population. By integrating host and microbial traits, these strategies will facilitate targeted engineering of microbiomes to the benefit of agriculture, human/animal health and biotechnology. CI - Copyright (c) 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved. FAU - Oyserman, Ben O AU - Oyserman BO AD - Bioinformatics Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands; Department of Microbial Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO/KNAW), Wageningen, Netherlands. FAU - Medema, Marnix H AU - Medema MH AD - Bioinformatics Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands. FAU - Raaijmakers, Jos M AU - Raaijmakers JM AD - Department of Microbial Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO/KNAW), Wageningen, Netherlands; Institute of Biology, Leiden University, Wageningen, Netherlands. Electronic address: j.raaijmakers@nioo.knaw.nl. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review DEP - 20171205 PL - England TA - Curr Opin Microbiol JT - Current opinion in microbiology JID - 9815056 SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Genetic Engineering/*methods MH - Host Microbial Interactions/*genetics MH - Humans MH - Microbial Consortia/*genetics MH - Microbiota/genetics MH - Phenotype MH - Probiotics EDAT- 2017/12/06 06:00 MHDA- 2019/01/31 06:00 CRDT- 2017/12/06 06:00 PHST- 2017/10/19 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/11/20 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2017/11/21 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/12/06 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/01/31 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/12/06 06:00 [entrez] AID - S1369-5274(17)30195-9 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.mib.2017.11.023 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Curr Opin Microbiol. 2018 Jun;43:46-54. doi: 10.1016/j.mib.2017.11.023. Epub 2017 Dec 5.