Email: wcmr.manager@uwaterloo.ca
Phone: 519.573.3349
Office: Biology 1, room 375A, University of Waterloo
Waterloo Centre for Microbial Research
University of Waterloo
Biology 1 – 375A
200 University Ave. W.
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
N2L 3G1
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WCMR members, Kirsten Müller and Josh Neufeld, in collaboration with other researchers have discovered the uniqueness of certain microbial communities among the class Mammalia.
The objective of this research was to generate a skin microbiota baseline for members of the class Mammalia, testing the effects of host species, geographic location, body region, and biological sex. The importance of this study lies in the ability to make more informed decisions in the field of veterinary research and biodiversity conservation strategies. It also serves as a source of additional information on mammalian evolutionary history.
The study revealed that there are similarities between even and odd toed ungualtes. It has also provided evidence supporting the occurrence of the co-evolution of skin communities and their mammalian hosts. This conclusion was drawn from analysis of host phylogeny and microbial community dendrograms. This provides evidence of phylosymbiosis and sets a foundation for more detailed subsequent studies of the link between mammals and their skin microbiota.
Email: wcmr.manager@uwaterloo.ca
Phone: 519.573.3349
Office: Biology 1, room 375A, University of Waterloo
The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is centralized within our Indigenous Initiatives Office.