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Gerald B. Call

Midwestern UniversityORCID 0000-0001-8290-1141Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:Drosophila· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintNov 17, 2025

Whole-body homogenates restore disrupted microbiota composition in a model insect better than feces or no restoration treatment

Ricardo Romo, Erin Ricks, Reed Ogden…·John M. Chaston

This study compares microbial restoration methods in fruit flies, finding that whole-body homogenates better restore gut microbiota than feces or no treatment.

DOI 10.1101/2025.11.17.688872

Drosophilametagenomics

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