Social and environmental transmission spread different sets of gut microbes in wild mice
Gut microbes shape many aspects of organismal biology, yet how these key bacteria transmit among hosts in natural populations remains poorly understood. Recent work in mammals has emphasized either transmission through social contacts or indirect transmission through environmental contact, but the r...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Research
2024
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