Maternal transmission gives way to social transmission during gut microbiota assembly in wild mice
K. M. Wanelik, A. Raulo, T. Troitsky, A. Husby, S. C. Knowles
This study shows that in wild mice, gut microbiota initially depends on both maternal and social transmission but becomes dominated by social transmission as mice age.
bioRxiv · Aug 9, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology