Changes in version 1.1.6 (2020-03-10)                  

    o   F1000 manuscript with package details accepted and available at <https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.20660.2>

    o   Citation updated within package

    o   Require study duration be specified when simulating observations

    o   Implemented functionality to allow random asynchronous timepoints samples along the study duration

    o   Additional functions to approximate observed longitudinal microbiome data

    o   Convert simulated data into common data objects in either the metagenomeSeq or phyloseq packages

    o   Existing function changes:

    o   gen_norm_microbiome (must specify t_interval for study duration and additional option to specify asynchronous time points using asynch_time=TRUE)

    o   mvrnorm_sim (must specify t_interval for study duration and additional option to specify asynchronous time points using asynch_time=TRUE)

    o   New functions:

    o   conversion_functions (convert simulated data to metagenomeSeq or phyloseq object)

    o   sim_obs_functions (host of functions that allow users to specify discrete sampling timepoints and approximate observed longitudinal patterns)

                 Changes in version 0.99.0 (2019-08-26)                 

    o   Submitted to Bioconductor