Mole Rats

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • A mole rat's gut microbiota suggests selective influence of diet on microbial niche space and evolution. 
  • Morphological and genomic shifts in mole-rat 'queens' increase fecundity but reduce skeletal integrity. 
  • Spontaneous bacterial cell lysis and biofilm formation in the colon of the Cape Dune mole-rat and the laboratory rabbit.