Fungal communities in feces of the frugivorous bat Ectophylla alba and its highly specialized Ficus colubrinae diet
Abstract Background Bats are important long-distance dispersers of many tropical plants, yet, by consuming fruits, they may disperse not only the plant’s seeds, but also the mycobiota within those fruits. We characterized the culture-dependent and independent fungal communities in fruits of Ficus co...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-03-01
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| Series: | Animal Microbiome |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-022-00169-w |