Potential impacts of environmental bacteria on the microbiota of loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and green (Chelonia mydas) sea turtle eggs and their hatching success

Abstract Sea turtle hatching success can be affected by many variables, including pathogenic microbes, but it is unclear which microbes are most impactful and how they are transmitted into the eggs. This study characterized and compared the bacterial communities from the (i) cloaca of nesting sea tu...

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Main Authors: Colleen M. McMaken, Derek A. Burkholder, Rosanna J. Milligan, Jose V. Lopez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-06-01
Series:MicrobiologyOpen
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.1363