R. O. Cooper

Multiple generations of antibiotic exposure and isolation influence host fitness and the microbiome in a model zooplankton species

This study examines how multiple generations of antibiotic exposure and isolation affect host fitness and microbiome composition in Daphnia magna, finding rapid microbiome recovery but diversity loss due to isolation.

Targeted manipulation of abundant and rare taxa in the Daphnia magna microbiota with antibiotics impacts host fitness differentially

This study manipulates abundant and rare taxa in Daphnia magna microbiota with antibiotics and finds that removing abundant taxa has greater impacts on host fitness than rare taxa, with temperature affecting microbial responses.