version 1.1.6: (2020-03-10) + F1000 manuscript with package details accepted and available at + Citation updated within package + Require study duration be specified when simulating observations + Implemented functionality to allow random asynchronous timepoints samples along the study duration + Additional functions to approximate observed longitudinal microbiome data + Convert simulated data into common data objects in either the metagenomeSeq or phyloseq packages + Existing function changes: + gen_norm_microbiome (must specify t_interval for study duration and additional option to specify asynchronous time points using asynch_time=TRUE) + mvrnorm_sim (must specify t_interval for study duration and additional option to specify asynchronous time points using asynch_time=TRUE) + New functions: + conversion_functions (convert simulated data to metagenomeSeq or phyloseq object) + sim_obs_functions (host of functions that allow users to specify discrete sampling timepoints and approximate observed longitudinal patterns) version 0.99.0: (2019-08-26) + Submitted to Bioconductor