Eveliina Hanski

What are the fundamental processes that support biodiversity? How do isolation and contact shape life on islands?

To answer these questions, we launched the Island Microbiome project. We’ve just carried out our first field expedition!! 🌊

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Wild house mice have a more dynamic and aerotolerant gut microbiota than laboratory mice - BMC Microbiology The mammalian gut microbiota is a complex microbial community with diverse impacts on host biology. House mice (Mus musculus) are the major model organism for research on mammals, but laboratory domes...

We compared gut microbiota across >800 lab and wild house mice. Wild mice have more diverse, aerotolerant, and dynamic microbiotas than their lab counterparts. See our latest paper here: bmcmicrobiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... #gutmicrobiome #musmusculus #wildmice