Host identity is the dominant factor in the assembly of nematode and tardigrade gut microbiomes in Antarctic Dry Valley streams

Abstract Recent work examining nematode and tardigrade gut microbiomes has identified species-specific relationships between host and gut community composition. However, only a handful of species from either phylum have been examined. How microbiomes differ among species and what factors contribute...

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Main Authors: J. Parr McQueen, Kaitlin Gattoni, Eli M. S. Gendron, Steven K. Schmidt, Pacifica Sommers, Dorota L. Porazinska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-24206-5