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Discrete patterns of microbiome variability across timescales in a wild rodent population (2023)
Journal Article
Fenn, J., Taylor, C., Goertz, S., Wanelik, K. M., Paterson, S., Begon, M., …Bradley, J. (2023). Discrete patterns of microbiome variability across timescales in a wild rodent population. BMC Microbiology, 23, Article 87. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-023-02824-x

Mammalian gastrointestinal microbiomes are highly variable, both within individuals and across populations, with changes linked to time and ageing being widely reported. Discerning patterns of change in wild mammal populations can therefore prove cha... Read More about Discrete patterns of microbiome variability across timescales in a wild rodent population.

Parasitic nematodes of the genus Syphacia Seurat, 1916 infecting Cricetidae in the British Isles: The enigmatic status of Syphacia nigeriana (2021)
Journal Article
Behnke, J. M., Stewart, A., Smales, L., Cooper, G., Lowe, A., Kinsella, J. M., …Webster, J. P. (2022). Parasitic nematodes of the genus Syphacia Seurat, 1916 infecting Cricetidae in the British Isles: The enigmatic status of Syphacia nigeriana. Parasitology, 149(1), 76-94. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182021001578

Oxyurid nematodes (Syphacia spp.) from bank (Myodes glareolus) and field/common (Microtus spp.) voles, from disparate geographical sites in the British Isles, were examined morphologically and genetically. The genetic signatures of 118 new isolates a... Read More about Parasitic nematodes of the genus Syphacia Seurat, 1916 infecting Cricetidae in the British Isles: The enigmatic status of Syphacia nigeriana.

Geographical location influences the composition of the gut microbiota in wild house mice (Mus musculus domesticus) at a fine spatial scale (2019)
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Goertz, S., de Menezes, A. B., Birtles, R. J., Fenn, J., Lowe, A. E., MacColl, A. D., …Taylor, C. H. (2019). Geographical location influences the composition of the gut microbiota in wild house mice (Mus musculus domesticus) at a fine spatial scale. PLoS ONE, 14(9), Article e0222501. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222501

The composition of the mammalian gut microbiota can be influenced by a multitude of environmental variables such as diet and infections. Studies investigating the effect of these variables on gut microbiota composition often sample across multiple se... Read More about Geographical location influences the composition of the gut microbiota in wild house mice (Mus musculus domesticus) at a fine spatial scale.

Immune state is associated with natural dietary variation in wild mice Mus musculus domesticus (2019)
Journal Article
Taylor, C. H., Young, S., Fenn, J., Lamb, A. L., Lowe, A. E., Poulin, B., …Bradley, J. E. (2019). Immune state is associated with natural dietary variation in wild mice Mus musculus domesticus. Functional Ecology, 33(8), 1425-1435. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.13354

1. The ability, propensity and need to mount an immune response vary both among individuals and within a single individual over time. 2. A wide array of parameters have been found to influence immune state in carefully controlled experiments, but... Read More about Immune state is associated with natural dietary variation in wild mice Mus musculus domesticus.