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Novel way of classifying microbes

Novel way of classifying microbes

Thomas Sharpton working in a lab with students.

"Gut microbes' role in mammals' evolution starts to become clearer." Postdoctoral researcher Chris Gaulke, graduate students Holly Arnold and Ian Humphreys, and Assistant Professor Thomas Sharpton (OSU Microbiology) led an international collaboration that resolved which of the trillions of gut microbes are linked to the evolution of mammals, including humans.