Environmental microbial extracts for longitudinal studies of gut microbiome assembly and maintenance
Rahul Bodkhe, Rebecca Choi, Michael Shapira
The paper introduces a method using environmental microbial extracts to study gut microbiome dynamics in C. elegans over time, showing stable composition and age-related changes in Enterobacteriaceae abundance.
bioRxiv · Jun 16, 2026 · PreprintEcology