Natural vs. Urban rodent gut microbiota
In this project, the gut microbiota of four gut regions (small intestine, cecum, colon, and rectum) from two species of rodents (Apodemus speciosus and Myodes rufocanus) were compared between urban and natural populations. Animals were captured in urban parks and the national forest (natural sites) and high through-put sequencing of the V3-V4 region of the 16S rRNA gene was conducted.