The skin microbiota of the axolotl Ambystoma altamirani is highly influenced by metamorphosis and seasonality but not by pathogen infection
Abstract Background Microbiomes have been increasingly recognized as major contributors to host health and survival. In amphibians, bacterial members of the skin microbiota protect their hosts by inhibiting the growth of the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd). Even though several st...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-12-01
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| Series: | Animal Microbiome |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-022-00215-7 |