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Connie A. Rojas

Michigan State University
Verified email at msu.edu
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[HTML][HTML] Host phylogeny and host ecology structure the mammalian gut microbiota at different taxonomic scales

CA Rojas, S Ramírez-Barahona, KE Holekamp… - Animal Microbiome, 2021 - Springer
The gut microbiota is critical for host function. Among mammals, host phylogenetic
relatedness and diet are strong drivers of gut microbiota structure, but one factor may be more …

[HTML][HTML] The Kitty Microbiome Project: Defining the healthy fecal “core microbiome” in pet domestic cats

HH Ganz, G Jospin, CA Rojas, AL Martin… - Veterinary …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary We surveyed the fecal microbial communities (termed ‘microbiome’) of North
American pet domestic cats to further our understanding of the range of variation found in …

Body site-specific microbiota reflect sex and age-class among wild spotted hyenas

CA Rojas, KE Holekamp, AD Winters… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Host-associated microbial communities, henceforth ‘microbiota’, can affect the physiology
and behavior of their hosts. In mammals, host ecological, social and environmental variables …

[HTML][HTML] Soil microbial community composition and tolerance to contaminants in an urban brownfield site

MP Mejia, CA Rojas, E Curd, MA Renshaw, K Edalati… - Microbial ecology, 2023 - Springer
Brownfields are unused sites that contain hazardous substances due to previous commercial
or industrial use. The sites are inhospitable for many organisms, but some fungi and …

[HTML][HTML] The Oral Microbiome across Oral Sites in Cats with Chronic Gingivostomatitis, Periodontal Disease, and Tooth Resorption Compared with Healthy Cats

JG Anderson, CA Rojas, E Scarsella, Z Entrolezo… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Feline chronic gingivostomatitis (FCGS) remains a poorly understood clinical
condition with significant impact on the quality of life of affected cats. An understanding of …

[HTML][HTML] Microbiome Responses to Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Cats with Chronic Digestive Issues

CA Rojas, Z Entrolezo, JK Jarett, G Jospin… - Veterinary …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The effectiveness and potential impacts of fecal microbiota transplants (FMT)
on the intestinal microbial communities of domestic cats have been severely understudied…

Taxonomic, genomic, and functional variation in the gut microbiomes of wild spotted hyenas across 2 decades of study

CA Rojas, KE Holekamp, M Viladomat Jasso, V Souza… - Msystems, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
The gut microbiome provides vital functions for mammalian hosts, yet research on its
variability and function across adult life spans and multiple generations is limited in large …

[HTML][HTML] Organic electron donors and terminal electron acceptors structure anaerobic microbial communities and interactions in a permanently stratified sulfidic lake

CA Rojas, A De Santiago Torio, T Bosak… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The extent to which nutrients structure microbial communities in permanently stratified lakes
is not well understood. This study characterized microbial communities from the anoxic …

Microbiome Responses to Oral Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in a Cohort of Domestic Dogs

CA Rojas, Z Entrolezo, JK Jarett, G Jospin, A Martin… - Veterinary …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary We report on the changes observed in the microbiomes of fifty-four dogs
that received fecal transplants (FMTs) in the form of oral capsules for their chronic vomiting, …

A Hologenomic Approach to Animal Behavior*

KR Theis, DJ Whittaker, CA Rojas - Evolution in Action: Past, Present and …, 2020 - Springer
The hologenome concept of evolution posits that animals and their symbiotic microbes are
emergent individuals, or holobionts, exhibiting synergistic phenotypes that are subject to …