Aura Raulo
I study the spread of symbiotic microbiota in the social contact networks of wild mice. My background is in island ecology, and this has led me to study wild animals as if they are moving islands, carrying a mini-ecosystem of bacteria inside of them. Whenever two animals come in close contact, there is a chance for these microbes to spread between them. Thus we can treat the social networks of animals as the road map (or bridge map) for microbiome transmission, which shapes the unique and influential gut microbial communities living inside these animals. To achieve this, I'm involved with developing new RFID-based tracking and trapping technology to collect high-resolution gut microbial and behavioural data. In addition, I'm developing Bayesian regression methods for analysing pairwise data, such as linking microbiota similarity between two individuals to the strength of their social association.
Appears in 1 Episode
The Microbial Majority
Inside your stomach, on your skin, in your mouth, and up your nose are bacteria. They are abundant and they play a significant role in making you, you. Join Tim and Sy...
