Publications by authors named "A L Crosier"
Burgeoning study of host-associated microbiomes has accelerated the development of microbial therapies, including fecal microbiota transplants (FMTs). FMTs provide host-specific microbial supplementation, with applicability across host species. Studying FMTs can simultaneously provide comparative frameworks for understanding microbial therapies in diverse microbial systems and improve the health of managed wildlife.
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- Reproductive microbiomes play a crucial role in fertility and reproductive health in humans, but data on these microbiomes in most animal species, especially endangered ones like black-footed ferrets, is limited.
- A study characterized the male and female microbiomes of 59 black-footed ferrets using advanced sequencing techniques, analyzing their links to fertility markers such as offspring viability and sperm concentration.
- Findings revealed lower variation in vaginal microbiomes, the presence of soil bacteria in wild ferrets, and significant correlations between sperm concentration and specific bacterial taxa in males, indicating the importance of understanding microbiomes for improving conservation efforts.
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- Environmental variation affects reproductive success in black-footed ferrets, both in human care and the wild, but the underlying mechanisms are not well understood.
- The study explored DNA methylation as a key epigenetic factor influencing reproductive health, finding significant differences in sperm quality between ferrets in ex situ facilities and those in the wild
- Results indicate that DNA methylation may regulate reproductive traits, highlighting its potential role in the fertility issues faced by male black-footed ferrets in managed care.
Introduction: Impostor phenomenon (IP) is an experience where an individual believes that their success was because of chance or luck and was not associated with the mastery of skills. There is a gap in the literature in understanding what role, if any, onboarding (e.g.
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