Home is Where the Heterogeneity Is: Housing Facility-level Differences in the Gut Microbiome and Metabolic Phenotype Confound Arsenic Effects on Glucose Homeostasis in Male Mice
Judy Malas, Lidan Zhao, Michael Landeche, Ashley M. Sidebottom, Jessica Little, Jarrad Hampton‐Marcell, Robert Michael Sargis
This study shows that housing facility differences in gut microbiome and metabolism confound arsenic effects on glucose homeostasis in mice, with facility explaining more variance than arsenic exposure.
bioRxiv · Aug 3, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology