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A pivotal challenge in microbiome research lies in pinpointing microbial taxa associated with disease outcomes, which could play crucial roles in prevention, detection, and treatment of various health conditions. Alongside these relative abundance data, taxonomic information sometimes offers a unique lens to explore the impact of shared evolutionary histories on patterns of microbial abundance.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In pursuit of this goal, we utilize the tree structure to more flexibly identify taxa associated with disease outcomes. To enhance the accuracy of our selection process, we introduce auxiliary knockoff copies of microbiome features designated as noise. This approach allows for the assessment of false positives in the selection process and aids in refining it towards more precise outcomes. Extensive numerical simulations demonstrate that our methodology outperforms several existing methods in terms of selection accuracy. 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