Host species, pathogens and disease associated with divergent nasal microbial communities in tortoises

Diverse bacterial communities are found on every surface of macro-organisms, and they play important roles in maintaining normal physiological functions in their hosts. While the study of microbiomes has expanded with the influx of data enabled by recent technological advances, microbiome research i...

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Main Authors: Chava L. Weitzman, Franziska C. Sandmeier, C. Richard Tracy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2018-01-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.181068