Holobionts and ecological speciation: the intestinal microbiota of lake whitefish species pairs

Abstract Background It is well established that symbionts have considerable impact on their host, yet the investigation of the possible role of the holobiont in the host’s speciation process is still in its infancy. In this study, we compared the intestinal microbiota among five sympatric pairs of d...

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Main Authors: Maelle Sevellec, Nicolas Derome, Louis Bernatchez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:Microbiome
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-018-0427-2