Recovery and resiliency of skin microbial communities on the southern leopard frog (Lithobates sphenocephalus) following two biotic disturbances

Abstract Background Microorganisms have intimate functional relationships with invertebrate and vertebrate taxa, with the potential to drastically impact health outcomes. Perturbations that affect microbial communities residing on animals can lead to dysbiosis, a change in the functional relationshi...

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Main Authors: Denita M. Weeks, Matthew J. Parris, Shawn P. Brown
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:Animal Microbiome
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42523-020-00053-5