Lactobacillus<span> is a genus of Gram-positive, facultative anaerobic or microaerophilic, rod-shaped, non-sporeforming bacteria. They are a major part of the lactic acid bacteria group (example: they convert sugars to lactic acid).</span>
While both will equate changes in a genetic chain, deletion would have more severe consequences. A substitution mutation usually only causes minor disorders and diseases, like sickle cell anemia. Whereas deletion causes much more serious diseases, like cystic fibrosis, and turner syndrome which is where a female is born with only one X chromosome.
I think your answer is a hot summer. during this phase, there would be rapid growth in vegetation leading to increased population in rabbits and other rodents...