Beyond distance-decay: The Mississippi River shapes gut microbiome communities in the Peromyscus maniculatus species complex
Danielle Blumstein, Aishwarya Patel, Gabriele Schiro, 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.
bioRxiv · Jun 4, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology