Vertically transmitted microbiome protects eggs from fungal infection and egg failure

Vertically transmitted microbiome protects eggs from fungal infection and egg failure

Abstract Background Beneficial microbes can be vertically transmitted from mother to offspring in many organisms. In oviparous animals, bacterial transfer to eggs may improve egg success by inhibiting fungal attachment and infection from pathogenic microbes in the nest environment. Vertical transfer...

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Main Authors: M. E. Bunker, G. Elliott, H. Heyer-Gray, M. O. Martin, A. E. Arnold, S. L. Weiss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:Animal Microbiome
Subjects:
Antifungal bacteria
Cloaca
Eggshell
Fitness
Illumina
Lizard
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-021-00104-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-021-00104-5

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