Hometown Effect (IMAGE)

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Hometown Effect

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Mice raised in environments with different relative abundances of diverse microbes (left and right) have a correspondingly diverse gut microbiome. These signature characteristics remained even when the mice were moved to a new facility, and they persisted into the next generation.

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Credit: Zosia Rostomian/Berkeley Lab

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