Bats Are an Untapped System for Understanding Microbiome Evolution in Mammals

ABSTRACT Mammals evolved in a microbial world, and consequently, microbial symbionts have played a role in their evolution. An exciting new subdiscipline of metagenomics considers the ways in which microbes, particularly those found in the gut, have facilitated the ecological and phylogenetic radiat...

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Main Authors: Melissa R. Ingala, Nancy B. Simmons, Susan L. Perkins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2018-10-01
Series:mSphere
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00397-18