Northern Michigan University Partners on Mink Microbiome Study
January 26, 2022
January 26, 2022
MARQUETTE, Michigan, Jan. 26 (TNSJou) -- Northern Michigan University issued the following news:
A recent study found a dramatic difference between the microbial diversity in guts of female and male American minks, suggesting an unexpected sexual distinction in the gut microbiomes of carnivores. Diana Lafferty, assistant professor of wildlife ecology at NMU, was first author on the paper. She said the finding is critical to informing future study design.
That's bec . . .
A recent study found a dramatic difference between the microbial diversity in guts of female and male American minks, suggesting an unexpected sexual distinction in the gut microbiomes of carnivores. Diana Lafferty, assistant professor of wildlife ecology at NMU, was first author on the paper. She said the finding is critical to informing future study design.
That's bec . . .