Seasonal and Sexual Differences in the Microbiota of the Hoopoe Uropygial Secretion

Seasonal and Sexual Differences in the Microbiota of the Hoopoe Uropygial Secretion

The uropygial gland of hoopoe nestlings and nesting females hosts bacterial symbionts that cause changes in the characteristics of its secretion, including an increase of its antimicrobial activity. These changes occur only in nesting individuals during the breeding season, possibly associated with...

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Main Authors: Sonia M. Rodríguez-Ruano, Manuel Martín-Vivaldi, Juan M. Peralta-Sánchez, Ana B. García-Martín, Ángela Martínez-García, Juan J. Soler, Eva Valdivia, Manuel Martínez-Bueno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-08-01
Series:Genes
Subjects:
bacteria
clostridia
fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)
high-throughput sequencing
hoopoe
microbiota
mutualism
quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR)
uropygial gland secretion
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/9/8/407

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