Phylogenetic distance and differences in microbiome

Question

[arturo.marin]

Hi all,

Is it possible to relate the phylogenetic distance in a phylogenetic tree to the differences that may exist between the microbiome of each of the tree's components? If so, what programs could you use for this? QIIME 2? my idea is to build a heat map or something similar, but I do not know if it is possible to do it with QIIME or a similar program for metagenomics.

[Asaf]

Can you clarify a bit, are you meaning to relate the distances of the hosts to their microbiomes?