Aaron Ericsson, DVM, PhD

Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies (Pathobiology Area)

  • BA (English), University of Iowa
  • DVM, University of Missouri
  • Residency (Lab Animal Medicine), University of Missouri
  • PhD (Pathobiology), University of Missouri
Aaron Ericsson

Building Address: 4011 Discovery Ridge, MO 65201
Phone Number: 573-882-1019
Email: ericssona@missouri.edu
Lab Website: mumc.missouri.edu

RESEARCH INTERESTS
microbiome

Research in our lab investigates the selective pressures affecting the composition and function of host-associated microbiomes, and the mechanisms by which the microbiome affects host health and disease susceptibility. Current projects in the lab are focused on anxiety-related behavior, feeding behaviors, voluntary physical activity and the fetal programming of those activities in offspring due to features of the parental microbiome pre- and post-fertilization.

Research performed at the Mutant Mouse Resource and Research Center (MMRRC) has identified numerous factors capable of affecting the gut microbiome of research models, developed methods for the experimental manipulation of the microbiome and certain recalcitrant taxa (e.g., segmented filamentous bacteria (Candidatus Savagella), pictured adherent to the ileal mucosa), and evaluated the relevance of various factors (e.g., mouse source, method of GM transfer) on model phenotypes of gastrointestinal, neoplastic, autoimmune and neurodegenerative disease.

An additional branch of research is performed in collaboration with human medical and veterinary clinicians, investigating the microbiomes present in the oral cavity, gastrointestinal tract, respiratory tract and integument of people, cats, dogs, horses, pigs, cattle and various wildlife species. With informed consent, these studies are performed using non-invasive samples or residual material from clinically indicated diagnostic procedures, to identify associations between features of the microbiome and disease across multiple host species. This research, coupled with training in veterinary medicine and traditional laboratory animal microbiomes, provides the foundation for research with an emphasis on comparative microbiology.

TEACHING

V PBIO 4600W/7600 – Host-associated Microbiomes in Health and Disease (course director)
V PBIO 5512 – Veterinary Immunology II (lecturer)
V PBIO 5553 – Veterinary Bacteriology and Mycology (lecturer)

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
  • Ierardi, R.A., Ericsson, A.C., Lahmers, K.K., Shen, Z., and R. Raghavan. (2026) Detection of Anaplasma marginale (Rickettsiales: Anaplasmataceae) in host-seeking adult Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae) on cattle pasture, Missouri, USA. Journal of Medical Entomology, 63(1): tjag01. doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjag014
  • McAdams, Gustafson, K.L., and A.C. Ericsson. (2026) Biological and technical variation in mouse microbiome analyses and implications for sample size determination. Lab Animal, 55(1): 29-34. PMC12738283
  • Gustafson, K.L., Busi, S.B., McAdams, Z.L., McCorkle, R., Khodakivskyi, P., Bivens, N., Davis, D.J., Raju, M., Coghill, L., Goun, E., Wilmes, P., Amos-Landgraf, J., Franklin, C.L., Cortese, R., and A.C. Ericsson. (2025) Fetal programming by the parental microbiome of offspring behavior, and DNA methylation and gene expression within the hippocampus. Microbiome, 13: 254. PMC12699845
  • McAdams, Z.L., Campbell, E.J., Dorfmeyer, R.A., Turner, G., Shaffer, S., Ford, T., Lawson, J., Terry, J., Raju, M., Coghill, L., Cresci, L., Lascola, K., Pridgen, T., Blikslager, A., Barrell, E., Banse, H., Paul, L., Gillen, A., Nott, S., VandeCandelaere, M., van Galen, G., Townsend, K.S., Martin, L.M., Johnson, P.J., and A.C. Ericsson. (2025) A novel dataset of 2,362 equine fecal microbiomes from veterinary teaching hospitals across three countries reveals dominant effects of geography and disease. Animal Microbiome, 7:124. PMC12676801
  • Presutti, L., Gueningsman, M.C., Fredricksen, B., Taylor, R., Tuckett, A., Folsom, C., Wainwright, R.., Klena, C., Ericsson, A.C., Zapata, I., and A.E. Brooks. (2025) Exploring the interplay between fatigue and the oral microbiome: a longitudinal approach. Microorganisms, 13(12): 2721. PMC12735287
  • Ericsson, A.C., McAdams, Z.L., Dorfmeyer, R.A., Hart, M.L., O’Neill-Blair, A., Amos-Landgraf, J., and C.L. Franklin. (2025) Dominant effects of the immediate environment on the gut microbiome of mice used in biomedical research. mSystems, 10(12): e0111225. PMC12710307
  • Miller, H.E., Sasser, C.N., Sebastian Hernandez, M., Legako, J.F., Anderson, C.J., Schmitz-Esser, S., Ericsson, A.C., Broadway, P.R., Burdick Sanchez, N.C., Carroll, J.A., Cruz Penn, M.J., and A.L. Petry. (2025) Fiber deprivation and insoluble corn-based fibrous co-products modulate gastrointestinal mucosa-associated microbiota, extracellular matrix remodeling, and intestinal morphology in growing pigs. Journal of Animal Science, 103: skaf360. PMC12613257
  • Moraes, J.G.N., Gull, T., Ericsson, A.C., Caldeira, M.O., Evans, T.J., Poock, S.E., and M.C. Lucy. (2025) Evaluating differences in uterine microbiome and inflammatory status at one month postpartum associated with metritis and antibiotic treatment. Journal of Dairy Science, 108(12): 13958-13980. PMID: 40975288
  • Ghouri, Y., Ericsson, A.C., Anderson, J., George, J.G., Parks, E.J., and K.O.B. Anguah. (2025) Repopulation of the gut microbiota after a health-screening colonoscopy. PLoS One, 20(9): e0320712. PMC12431200
  • Ivanich, K., Yackzan, A.T., Flemister, A., Chang, Y.-H., Xing, X., Chen, A., Yanckello, L.M., Sun, M., Aware, C., Govindarajan, M., Kramer, S., Ericsson, A.C., and A.-L. Lin. (2025) Ketogenic diet modulates gut microbiota-brain metabolite axis in a sex- and genotype-specific manner in APOE4 mice. Journal of Neurochemistry, 169: e70216. PMID: 40890565
  • Sieve, A., Giuliano, E.A., McAdams, Z.L., Vientos-Plotts, A.I., Reinero, C.R., and A.C. Ericsson. (2025) Microbiota analysis and standard culture identify bacteria in ophthalmic trypan blue solution commonly used during canine cataract surgery. Veterinary Ophthalmology, doi.org/10.1111/vop.70064. PMID: 40846812
  • Porter, M., McAdams, Z.L., Davis, D.J., Townsend, K., Martin, L.M., Wilhite, C., Johnson, P.J., and A.C. Ericsson. (2025) Alterations in the microbiome of horses affected with fecal water syndrome. Veterinary Sciences, 12(8): 724. PMC12390410
  • Yi, J., Jung, J., Horton, D., Hsieh, P., Peng, Y., Wang, S.J., Newberry, R., Ericsson, A.C., Kim, K.S., Kau, A.L., and C-S. Hsieh. (2025) A hierarchy of intestinal antigens instructs the CD4+ T cell receptor repertoire. Immunity, 58: 1-19. PMC12225692
  • Erickson, I., Davidson, S., Choi, H., Rho, S., Guignet, M., Peagler, K., Thummel, K., Ericsson, A.C., and M. Barker-Haliski. (2025) Intestinal dysbiosis alters seizure burden and antiseizure medicine activity profile in the Theiler’s virus model of acute encephalitis. Epilepsia, 66(8): 3022-3034. PMID: 40153196
  • Gustafson, K.L., Rodriguez, T.R., McAdams, Z.L., Coghill, L.M., Ericsson, A.C., and C.L. Franklin. (2025) Failure of colonization following gut microbiota transfer exacerbates DSS-induced colitis. Gut Microbes, 17(1): 2447815. PMC11740679
  • Smith, M.Z., York, M., Townsend, K.S., Martin, L.M., Gull, T., Coghill, L., Ericsson, A.C., and P.J. Johnson. (2025) Effects of orally administered clioquinol on the fecal microbiome of horses. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 39: e17276. PMC11663420
  • Gupta, S., Zhang, E., Sinha, S., Martin, L., Varghese, T., Forck, N., Sinha, P., Ericsson, A.C., and R. Mohan. (2024) Analysis of Smad3 in the modulation of stromal extracellular matrix proteins in corneal scarring after alkali injury. Molecular Vision, 30: 448-464. PMC11829792
  • McAdams, Z.L., Busi, S.B., Gustafson, K.L., Bivens, N., Franklin, C.L., Wilmes, P., and A.C. Ericsson. (2024) Multi-omics analysis of mouse fecal microbiome reveals vendor-dependent functional differences and novel metagenome-assembled genomes. Applied Microbiology, 4(4): 1600-1615. doi.org/10.3390/applmicrobiol4040109
  • Lake, B., McAdams, Z.L., Ericsson, A.C., Reinero, C.R., Gull, T., and B. Lyons. (2024) Feline urethral obstruction alters the urinary microbiota and comparison to oral, preputial, and rectal microbiotas. American Journal of Veterinary Research, 86(2): 1-7. PMID: 39761633
  • Lu, T., Ericsson, A.C., Dietz, Z.K., Cato, A., Coghill, L., Picking, W.D., and W.L. Picking. (2024) Impact of intranasal L-DBF vaccine on gut microbiota in young and elderly mice. Gut Microbes, 16(1): 2426619. PMC11552291
  • Knuth, M.M., Vieira Campos, C., Smith, K., Hutchins, E., Lewis, S., Franklin, C., MacFarlan, A., Ericsson, A.C., Magnuson, T., and F. Ideraabdullah. (2024) Timing of standard chow exposure determines the variability and reproducibility of mouse phenotypic outcomes. Lab Animal, 54(1): 24-36. PMID: 39639104
  • Manithody, C., Denton, C., Carter, J., Goldenberg, D., Kurashima, K., Morfin, S., Syn, M., Guzman, M., Besmer, S., Jain, S., McHale, M., Qureshi, K., Nazzal, M., Caliskan, Y., Long, J., Lin, C-J., Hutchinson, C., Ericsson, A.C., and A.K. Jain. (2024) Intraduodenal fecal microbiota transplantation ameliorates gut atrophy and cholestasis in a novel parenteral nutrition piglet model. American Journal of Physiology – Gastrointestinal Physiology, 327(5): G640-G654. PMID: 39163019
  • McAdams, Z.L., Gustafson, K.L., Russell, A., Self, R., Petry, A., Lever, T., and A.C. Ericsson. (2024) Supplier-origin gut microbiomes affect host body weight and select autism-related behaviors. Gut Microbes, 16(1): 2385524. PMC11305029
  • McAdams, Z.L., Yates, J., Turner, G., Dorfmeyer, R.A., Wight-Carter, M., Amos-Landgraf, J., Franklin, C.L., and A.C. Ericsson. (2024) Effect of shipping on the microbiome of donor mice used to reconstitute germ-free recipients. Gut Microbes Reports, 1(1): 1-8. PMC11423901
  • Coffey, E.L., Becker, Z., Gomez, A.M., Ericsson, A.C., Burton, E.N., Granick, J.L., Lulich, J.P., and E. Furrow. (2024) Dietary features are associated with differences in the urinary microbiome in clinically healthy adult dogs. Veterinary Sciences, 11(7): 286. PMC11281549
  • Moraes, J.G.N., Gull, T., Ericsson, A.C., Poock, S.E., Caldeira, M.O., and M.C. Lucy. (2024) Establishment of the uterine microbiome following artificial insemination in virgin heifers. Frontiers in Microbiology, 15: 1385505. PMC11188424
  • Remaks, J., McAdams, Z.L., Vientos-Plotts, A.I., Ericsson, A.C., and C.R. Reinero. (2024) Multi-strain probiotics fail to modulate the asthmatic phenotype, respiratory microbiota, and immune responses in cats. American Journal of Veterinary Research, doi: 10.2460/ajvr.23.12.0271. PMID: 38776961
  • Moraes, J.G.N., Poock, S.E., Ericsson, A.C., Gull, T., Caldeira, M.O., and M.C. Lucy. (2024) The microbiome of the pregnant uterus in Holstein dairy heifers and cows assessed by bacterial culture and 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing. Frontiers in Microbiology, 15: 1385497. PMC11134370
  • Silva, J.C.C., Caldeira, M.O., Moraes, J.G.N., Sellmer Ramos, I., Gull, T., Ericsson, A.C., Poock, S.E., Spencer, T.E., and M.C. Lucy. (2024) Metritis and the uterine disease microbiome are associated with long-term changes in the endometrium of dairy cows. Biology of Reproduction, 111(2): 332-350. PMID: 38704744
  • Zierath, D.K., Davidson, S., Knox, K.M., Huang, H., Manoukian, J., White, S., Meeker, S., Ericsson, A.C., and M. Barker-Haliski. (2024) Diet composition and sterilization modifies intestinal microbiome diversity and burden of Theiler’s virus infection-induced acute seizures. Epilepsia, 65(6): 1777. PMID: 38491947
  • Gaire, T.N., Scott, H.M., Noyes, N.R., Ericsson, A.C., Tokach, M.D., William, H., Menegat, M.B., Vinasco, J., Nagaraja, T.G., and V.V. Volkova. (2024) Temporal dynamics of the fecal microbiome in female pigs from early life to estrus, parturition, and weaning of the first litter of piglets. BMC Animal Microbiome, 6: 7. PMC10882843
  • Gustafson, K.L., McAdams, Z.L., Russell, A.L., Dorfmeyer, R.A., and A.C. Ericsson. (2024) Effect size of delayed freezing, diurnal variation, and hindgut location on the mouse microbiome. iScience, 27(3): 109090. PMC10867441
  • Scarberry, N., McAdams, Z.L., Benson, D., Herrick, J., Moore, B, and A.C. Ericsson. (2024) Longitudinal characterization of the microbiome of endangered Wyoming toad (Anaxyrus baxteri) adults and tadpoles. Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science, 1:1329897. doi: 10.3389/famrs.2023.1329897
  • Young, S.M., Woode, R., Williams, E., Ericsson, A.C., and L.C. Clarke. (2024) Fecal dysbiosis and inflammation in intestinal-specific Cftr knockout mice on regimens preventing intestinal obstruction. Physiological Genomics, 56(3):247-264. PMID: 38073491
  • Cullen, J.M.A., Shahzad, S., Kanaley, J., Ericsson, A.C., and J. Dhillon. (2024) The effects of six weeks of resistance training on the gut microbiome and cardiometabolic health in young adults with overweight and obesity. Journal of Applied Physiology, 136(2):349-361. PMID: 38059291
  • Paddock, K.J., Veum, K.S., Finke, D.L., Ericsson, A.C., and B.E. Hibbard. (2024) Soil microbes from conservation agriculture systems reduce growth of Bt-resistant western corn rootworm larvae. Journal of Pest Science, 97:1677-1689. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-023-01725-2
  • Paul, L.J., Ericsson, A.C., Andrews, F.M., McAdams, Z., Keowen, M.L., St Blanc, M.P., and H.E. Banse. (2023) Field study examining the mucosal microbiome in equine glandular gastric microbiome. PLoS One, 18(12):e0295697. PMC10703338
  • Ford, T., McAdams, Z.L., Townsend, K., Martin, L., Johnson, P.J., and A.C. Ericsson. (2023) Effect of sugar beet pulp on the composition and predicted function of equine fecal microbiota. Biology, 12(9):1254. PMC10525916
  • Russell, A.L., McAdams, Z.L., Donovan, E., Seilhamer, N., Siegrist, M., Franklin, C.L., and A.C. Ericsson. (2023) The contribution of maternal oral, vaginal, and gut microbiota to the developing offspring gut. Scientific Reports, 13:13660. PMC10444849
  • Xie, M., Tsai, C-Y., McAdams, Z.L., Oo, M., Hansen, M., Dougher, M., Sansano, A., Watson, A., LoMauro, K., Antilus-Sainte, R., Ericsson, A.C., Dartois, V., and M. Gengenbacher. (2023) Wild mouse gut microbiome limits initial tuberculosis infection in BALB/c mice. PLoS One, 18(7):e0288290. PMC10370681
  • Stoy, S., McMillan, A., Ericsson, A.C., and A.E. Brooks. (2023) The effect of physical and psychological stress on the oral microbiome. Frontiers in Psychology, 14:1166168. PMC10354664
  • Vientós-Plotts, A.I., Ericsson, A.C., and C.R. Reinero. (2023) The respiratory microbiome and its impact in health and disease in dogs and cats: a One Health perspective. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 37(5):1641. PMC10473014
  • Chittimalli, K., Jahan, J., Sakamuri, A., McAdams, Z.L., Ericsson, A.C., and Y.P. Jarajapu. (2023) Restoration of gut barrier integrity and restructuring the gut microbiome in aging by Angiotensin-(1-7). Clinical Science, 137(11):913. PMID: 37254732
  • Coffey, E.L., Gomez, A.M., Ericsson, A.C., Burton, E.N., Granick, J.L., Lulich, J.P. and E. Furrow. (2023) The impact of urine collection method on the canine urinary microbiota: a cross-sectional study. BMC Microbiology, 23(1):101. PMC10100081
  • Cheatham, C.N., Gustafson, K.L., McAdams, Z.L., Turner, G.M., Dorfmeyer, R.A., and A.C. Ericsson. (2023) Standardized gut microbiomes influence fetal growth, food intake, and adult body weight in outbred mice. Microorganisms, 11:484. PMC9961083
  • Dowler, K.K., Vientós-Plotts, A.I., Giuliano, E.A., McAdams, Z.L., Dorfmeyer, R.A., Reinero, C.R., and A.C. Ericsson. (2023) Ophthalmic viscoelastics commonly used in cataract surgery: a microbiota investigation. Veterinary Ophthalmology, doi:10.1111/vop.13068. PMID: 36772992
  • Pfeifle, R.L., Ericsson, A.C., McCoy, A.M., Boothe, D.M., Wooldridge, A.A., Groover, E.S., Sierra-Rodriguez, T., and K.M. Lascola. (2023) Multi-dose misoprostol pharmacokinetics and its effect on the fecal microbiome in healthy adult horses. American Journal of Veterinary Research, 84(3): doi.org/10.2460/ajvr.22.09.0161.
  • Yang, M., Qi, X., Li, N., Kaifi, J.T., Chen, S., Wheeler, A., Kimchi, E.T., Ericsson, A.C., Rector, R.S., Staveley-O’Carroll, K.F., and G. Li. (2023) Western diet contributes to the pathogenesis of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in male mice via remodeling gut microbiota and increasing production of 2-oleoglycerol. Nature Communications, 14: 228. PMC9842745
  • Gaire, T.N., Scott, H.M., Noyes, N.R., Ericsson, A.C., Tokach, M.D., Menegat, M.B., Vinasco, J., Roenne, B., Ray, T., Nagaraja, T.G., and V.V. Volkova. (2023) Age influences the dynamics of microbiome and antibiotics resistance in fecal bacteria in a cohort of production pigs. BMC Animal Microbiome, 5:2. PMC9830919
  • Yanckello, L.M., Chang, Y-H., Sun, M., Chlipala, G., Green, S., Lei, Z., Ericsson, A.C., Xing, X., Hammond, T.C., Bachstetter, A.D., and A-L. Lin. (2022) Inulin supplementation prior to mild traumatic brain injury mitigates gut dysbiosis, and brain vascular and white matter deficits in mice. Frontiers in Microbiomes, 1:986951. PMC9903356
  • Zhang, C., Shi, Y., Burch, M., Olthoff, B., Ericsson, A.C., and C.L. Franklin. (2022) Transfer efficiency and impact on disease phenotype of differing methods of gut microbiome transfer methods. Scientific Reports, 12:19621. PMC9666633
  • Dowler, K.K., Vientós-Plotts, A., Giuliano, E.A., McAdams, Z.L., Reinero, C.R., and A.C. Ericsson. (2022) Molecular and microbiological evidence of bacterial contamination of intraocular lenses commonly used in canine cataract surgery. PLoS One, 17(11):e0277753. PMID: 36409704
  • Paul, L.J., Ericsson, A.C., Andrews, F.M., McAdams, Z., Keowen, M.L., St Blanc, M.P., and H.E. Banse. (2022) Dietary and management factors influence the equine gastric microbiome. JAVMA, 260(S3):S111. PMID: 36108099
  • Badran, M., Khalyfa, A., Ericsson, A.C., McAdams, Z., Puech, C., Bender, S., and D. Gozal. (2022) Gut microbiota mediate vascular dysfunction in a murine model of sleep apnea: effect of probiotics. European Respiratory Journal, 61(1):2200002. PMID: 36028255
  • Vientós-Plotts, A.I., Ericsson, A.C., McAdams, Z.L., Rindt, H., and C.R. Reinero. (2022) Temporal changes of the respiratory microbiome as cats transition from experimental to acute and chronic allergic asthma. Frontiers Veterinary Science, 9:983375. PMC9453837
  • Vientós-Plotts, A.I., Ericsson, A.C., McAdams, Z.L., Rindt, H., and C.R. Reinero. (2022) Respiratory dysbiosis in cats with spontaneous allergic asthma. Frontiers Veterinary Science, 9:930385. PMC9492960
  • Gaire, T.N., Noyes, N.R., Scott, H.M., Ericsson, A.C., Tokach, M.D., Paulk, C.B., Vinasco, J., Dunmire, K., Roenne, B., Nagaraja, T.G., and V.V. Volkova. (2022) A longitudinal investigation of effect of age, dietary fiber type, and injectable antimicrobials on the fecal microbiome and antimicrobial resistance of finisher pigs. Journal of Animal Science, 100(9):skac217. PMC9486919
  • Samaddar, A., van Nispen, J., Armstrong, A., Song, E., Voigt, M., Murali, V., Fedorova, M., Krebs, J., Zhang, Z., Manithody, C., Sawhney, S., Denton, C., Ericsson, A.C., Dantas, G., and A. Jain. (2022) Lower systemic inflammation is associated with gut Firmicutes dominance and reduced liver injury in a novel ambulatory model of parenteral nutrition. Annals of Medicine, 54(1): 1701. PMC9225736
  • Yanckello, L.M., Fanelli, B., McCulloch, S., Xing, X., Sun, M., Hammond, T.C., Colwell, R., Gu, Z., Ericsson, A.C., Chang, Y-H., Bachstetter, A.D., and A-L. Lin. (2022) Inulin supplementation mitigates gut dysbiosis and brain impairment induced by mild traumatic brain injury during chronic phase. Journal of Cellular Immunology, 4: 50-64. PMC9126115
  • Russell, A., Copio, J.N., Kang, S., Shi, Y., Franklin, C.L., and A.C. Ericsson. (2022) Reduced housing density improves statistical power of murine gut microbiota studies. Cell Reports, 39(6): 110783. PMC9161176
  • Ericsson, A.C., Bains, M., Laney, C., Busi, S.B., McAdams, Z.L., Waschek, J.A., and G.P. Dorsam. (2022) The G-protein coupled receptor, VPAC1, mediates vasoactive intestinal peptide-dependent functional homeostasis of the gut microbiota. Gastro Hep Advances, 1(2): 253. PMC9997614
  • Honarbakhsh, M., Malta, K., Ericsson, A.C., Holloway, C., Kim, Y-K., and L. Quadro. (2022) β-carotene improves fecal dysbiosis and intestinal dysfunction in a mouse model of vitamin A deficiency. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta – Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids, 2022 Feb 11;159122. PMC9940628
  • Yan, S., Conley, J.M., Reilly, A.M., Stull, N.D., Abhyankar, S.D., Ericsson, A.C., Kono, T., Molosh, A.I., Kubal, C.A., Evans-Molina, C., and H. Ren. (2022) Intestinal Gpr17 deficiency improves glucose metabolism by promoting GLP-1 secretion. Cell Reports, 38(1): 110179. PMC8972502
  • Reilly, A.M., Yan, S., Huang, M., Abhyankar, S.D., Conley, J.M., Bone, R.N., Stull, N.D., Horan, D.J., Roh, H.C., Robling, A.G., Ericsson, A.C., Dong, X.C., Evans-Molina, C., and H. Ren.  (2021) A high-fat diet catalyzes progression to hyperglycemia in mice with selective impairment of insulin action in Glut4-expressing tissues. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 298(1): 101431. PMC8689209
  • Abboud, F.M., Cicha, M.Z., Ericsson, A.C., Chapleau, M.W., and M.V, Singh. (2021) Altering early life gut microbiota has long-term effect on immune system and hypertension in spontaneously hypertensive rats. Frontiers in Physiology, 12:752924. PMC8586697
  • Zhang, C., Burch, M., Wylie, K., Herter, B., Franklin, C.L., and A.C. Ericsson. (2021) Characterization of the eukaryotic virome of mice from different sources. Microorganisms, 9(10):2064. PMC8538372
  • Khalyfa, A., Qiao, Z., Raju, M., Shyu, C-R., Coghill, L., Ericsson, A.C., and D. Gozal. (2021) Monocarboxylate transporter-2 expression restricts tumor growth in a murine model of lung cancer: a multi-omic analysis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(19):10616. PMC8508890
  • McAdams, Z.L., Gustafson, K.L., and A.C. Ericsson. (2021) The effect of common viral inactivation techniques on 16S rRNA amplicon-based analysis of the gut microbiota. Microorganisms, 9(8):1755. PMC8400488
  • Ericsson, A.C., Busi, S.B., Davis, D.J., Nabli, H., Eckhoff, D.C., Dorfmeyer, R.A., Turner, G., Oswalt, P.O., Crim, M.J., and E.C. Bryda. (2021) Molecular and culture-based bacterial ecology in a zebrafish (Danio rerio) housing system during set-up and equilibration. BMC Animal Microbiome, 3(1):55. PMC8340428
  • Paul, L., Ericsson, A.C., Andrews, F.M., Keowen, M.L., Yniguez, F.M., Garza, F., and H. Banse. (2021) Gastric microbiome in horses with and without equine glandular gastric disease. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 35(5):2458-2464. PMC8478018
  • Gerb, S.A., Dashek, R., Ericsson, A.C., Griffin, R., and C.L. Franklin. (2021) The effects of ketamine on the microbiome of CD-1 mice. Comparative Medicine, 71(4):295-301. PMC8383998
  • Ericsson, A.C., Hart, M.L., Kwan, J., Lanoue, L., Bower, L.R., Araiza, R., Lloyd, K.C.K., and C.L. Franklin. (2021) Supplier-origin mouse microbiomes significantly influence locomotor and anxiety-related behavior, body morphology, and metabolism. Communications Biology, 4(1): 716. PMC8192786
  • Ericsson, A.C., Johnson, P.J., Gieche, L., Zobrist, C., Bucy, K., Townsend, K., Martin, L.M., and A.M. LaCarrubba. (2021) The influence of diet change and oral metformin on blood glucose regulation and the fecal microbiota of healthy horses. Animals, 11(4): 976. PMC8065426
  • Vientós-Plotts, A., Ericsson, A.C., Rindt, H., and C.R. Reinero. (2021) Blood cultures and blood microbiota analysis as surrogates for bronchoalveolar lavage fluid analysis in dogs with bacterial pneumonia. BMC Veterinary Research, 17(1): 129. PMC7988943
  • Townsend, K., Johnson, P.J., LaCarrubba A., Martin, L., and A.C. Ericsson. (2021) Exodontia-associated bacteremia in horses characterized by next generation sequencing. Scientific Reports, 11: 6314. PMC7973801
  • Kurup, K., Matyi, S., Giles, C., Wren, J., Jones, K., Ericsson, A., Raftery, D., Wang, L., Promislow, D., Richardson, A., and A. Unnikrishnan. (2021) Caloric restriction prevents age-related changes in the intestinal microbiota. Aging, 13(5):6298-6329. PMC7993711
  • Ericsson, A.C. and C.L. Franklin. (2021) The gut microbiome of laboratory mice: considerations and best practices for translational research. Mammalian Genome, 32(4): 239-250. (invited) PMC8295156
  • Paddock, K.J., Pereira, A.E., Finke, D.L., Ericsson, A.C., Hibbard, B.E., and K.S. Shelby. (2021) Host resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis is linked to altered bacterial community structure within a specialist insect herbivore. Molecular Ecology, 30(21): 5438-5453. PMC9290792
  • Honarbakhsh, M., Ericsson, A.C., Zhong, G., Isoherranen, N., Zhu, C., Bromberg, Y., Van Buiten, C., Malta, K., Joseph, L., Sampath, H., Lakey, A., Storch, J., Vetriani, C., Chikindas, M.L., Breslin, P., and L. Quadro. (2021) Impact of vitamin A transport and storage on intestinal retinoid homeostasis and functions. Journal of Lipid Research, 62: 100046 PMC8020483
  • Salomon, J., Ericsson, A.C., Price, A., Manithody, C., Murry, D.J., Chhonker, Y., Buchanan, P., Lindsey, M.L., Singh, A.B., and A.K. Jain. (2021) Dysbiosis and intestinal barrier dysfunction in pediatric congenital heart disease is exacerbated following cardiopulmonary bypass. Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Basic to Translational Science, 6(4): 311-327. PMC8093480
  • Khalyfa, A., Ericsson, A.C., Qiao, Z., Almendros, I., Farre, R., and D. Gozal. (2021) Circulating exosomes and gut microbiome-induced insulin resistance in mice exposed to intermittent hypoxia: effects of physical activity. EBioMedicine, 64:103208. PMC7910674
  • Wiemken, T.L. and A.C. Ericsson. (2021) Chlorhexidine gluconate does not result in epidermal microbiota dysbiosis in healthy adults. American Journal of Infection Control, 49(6): 769-774. PMID: 33259824
  • Taleghani, A.H., Lim, T.T., Lin, C.-H., Ericsson, A.C., and P. Vo. (2020) Degradation of veterinary antibiotics in swine manure via anaerobic digestion. Bioengineering, 7(4):123. PMC7712989
  • Reilly, A., Tsai, A.P., Lin, P.B., Ericsson, A.C., Oblak, A.L., and H. Ren. (2020) Metabolic defects caused by high-fat diet modify disease risk through inflammatory and amyloidogenic pathways in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease. Nutrients, 12(10): E2977. PMC7600118
  • Korte, S.W., Dorfmeyer, R.A., Franklin, C.L., and A.C. Ericsson. (2020) Acute and long-term effects of antibiotic regimens commonly used in laboratory animal medicine. Veterinary Research, 51: 116. PMC7489021
  • Banks, K.C., Giuliano, E.A., Busi, S.B., Reinero, C.R., and A.C. Ericsson. (2020) Evaluation of healthy canine conjunctival, periocular haired skin, and nasal microbiota compared to conjunctival culture. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 7: 558. PMC7481369
  • Badran, M., Khalyfa, A, Ericsson, A.C., and D. Gozal. (2020) Fecal microbiota transplantation from mice exposed to chronic intermittent hypoxia elicits sleep disturbances in naïve mice. Experimental Neurology, 334: 113439. PMC7642108
  • Witzke, M.C., Gullic, A., Yang, P., Bivens, N.J., Adkins, P.R.F., and A.C. Ericsson. (2020) Influence of PCR cycle number on 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing of low biomass samples. Microbiological Methods, 176: 106033. PMC7454008
  • Wolfe, A.E., Moskowitz, J., Wiemken, T.L., Franklin, C.L., and A.C. Ericsson. (2020) Interactions of segmented filamentous bacteria (Candidatus Savagella) and bacterial drivers in colitis-associated colorectal cancer development. PLoS One, 15(7): e0236595. PMC7380633
  • Ericsson, A.C. (2020) Bronchopulmonary dysplasia – a crime of opportunity? European Respiratory Journal, 55(5): 2000551. PMID: 32381633
  • Franklin, C.L. and A.C. Ericsson. (2020) Complex microbiota in laboratory animal rodents: management considerations. ILAR Journal, 60(2): 289-297. PMC7583721
  • Lee, N., Ericsson, A.C., and C.L. Franklin. (2020) Impacts of Giardia lamblia colonization and fenbendazole treatment on canine fecal microbiota. Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, 59(4):423-429. PMC7338874
  • Ericsson, A.C., Personett, A.R., Rindt, H., Grobman, M.E., and C.R. Reinero. (2020) Respiratory dysbiosis and population-wide temporal dynamics in canine chronic bronchitis and non-inflammatory respiratory disease. PLoS One, 15(1): e0228085. PMC6986754
  • Adkins, P., Ericsson, A.C., Middleton, J., and Witzke, M. (2020) The effect of intramammary pirlimycin hydrochloride on the fecal microbiome of early lactation heifers. Journal of Dairy Science, 103: 17554. PMID: 32037172