kittybiome: microbiomes for cat health & biology

We are studying whether differences in the microbiomes (bacteria, fungi and other microbes) of cats reveal insights into cat behavior and biology, and how the kitty microbiome depends on and may shape the health of your cat.Discover your cat!You are invited to join kittybiome, a citizen science study of the kitty microbiome to better understand how microbiomes differ among cats, whether those differences reveal insights into cat behavior and biology, and how the kitty microbiome depends on and may shape the health of your cat.The microbiome is all the bacteria, fungi and other tiny things that live in and on us and on our kitties. These microbial communities differ between ears and noses and mouths and tummies. This project focuses on characterizing bacteria living in the microbiome of kitties.There are many questions that can be answered using today s DNA sequencing technologies to characterize the microbiome of your kitty.How do grumpy cats compare to happy cats?How do athletic cats

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