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SUBMITTER: Xavier R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6467100 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Xavier Raquel R Mazzei Renata R Pérez-Losada Marcos M Rosado Daniela D Santos Joana L JL Veríssimo Ana A Soares Marta C MC
Frontiers in microbiology 20190409
The broadstripe cleaning goby <i>Elacatinus prochilos</i> has two alternative ecotypes: sponge-dwellers, which live in large groups and feed mainly upon nematode parasites; and coral-dwellers, that live in small groups or in solitude and behave as cleaners. Recent studies focusing on the skin and gut microbiomes of tropical fish showed that microbial communities are influenced mainly by diet and host species. Here, we compare the skin and gut microbiomes of the Caribbean broadstripe cleaning gob ...[more]