Supplier-origin mouse microbiomes significantly influence locomotor and anxiety-related behavior, body morphology, and metabolism

Ericsson et al. show that different vendors (suppliers of mouse strains) harbor distinct microbiomes, which drive distinct behavioral phenotypes when the genetics are fixed. They specifically focus on changes relating to exploratory and anxiety-related behavior, physiological phenotypic parameters,...

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Main Authors: Aaron C. Ericsson, Marcia L. Hart, Jessica Kwan, Louise Lanoue, Lynette R. Bower, Renee Araiza, K. C. Kent Lloyd, Craig L. Franklin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-06-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02249-0