Isolation by distance promotes strain diversification in the wild mouse gut microbiota
Brian A. Dillard, Jon G. Sanders, Azhar P. Husain, Kelsey M. Yule, Andrew H. Moeller
The paper shows that geographic isolation, not host ancestry, drives strain diversification in the gut microbiota of wild deer mice.
bioRxiv · Sep 15, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology