Publications by authors named "Brecia Douglas"
Article Synopsis
- Researchers studied how host organisms and their microbiomes evolve together when exposed to a herbicide called atrazine over 85 generations.
- The atrazine exposure led to changes in the microbiome that helped the host wasps resist the herbicide, while also causing adaptive changes in the hosts' genetic makeup and immune responses.
- Findings from microbiome transplant experiments showed that wasps with the evolved microbiome had decreased survival compared to those with the original microbiome, demonstrating a shift towards a new balance between the host and its microbiome due to environmental pressures.
