Taichi A. Suzuki

The paper identifies the Mississippi River as a major biogeographic barrier that increases microbial dissimilarity in gut microbiomes of Peromyscus maniculatus across the US.

This study examines diet and gut microbiota differences between urban and rural house mice, finding urban mice have less microbial diversity and different dietary patterns.

Serial transfer of low-activity mice gut microbiomes to germ-free mice reduced locomotor activity, showing microbiome transmission can influence host traits independently of genetic changes.

The paper introduces 11 wild-derived inbred mouse strains with expanded genomic and phenotypic diversity, enhancing the scope of biomedical research.