Does solar irradiation drive community assembly of vulture plumage microbiotas?

Does solar irradiation drive community assembly of vulture plumage microbiotas?

Abstract Background Stereotyped sunning behaviour in birds has been hypothesized to inhibit keratin-degrading bacteria but there is little evidence that solar irradiation affects community assembly and abundance of plumage microbiota. The monophyletic New World vultures (Cathartiformes) are renowned...

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Main Authors: Gary R. Graves, Kenan O. Matterson, Christopher M. Milensky, Brian K. Schmidt, Michael J. V. O’Mahoney, Sergei V. Drovetski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Animal Microbiome
Subjects:
Cathartiformes
Deinococcus
Extremophile
Keratin-degrading bacteria
Melanized plumage
New World vultures
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42523-020-00043-7

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