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SUBMITTER: Robles-Malagamba MJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7305398 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Robles-Malagamba María José MJ Walsh Michael T MT Ahasan Mohammad Shamim MS Thompson Patrick P Wells Randall S RS Jobin Christian C Fodor Anthony A AA Winglee Kathryn K Waltzek Thomas B TB
Heliyon 20200618 6
Marine animals represent a dynamic and complex habitat for diverse microbial communities. The microbiota associated with bottlenose dolphins (<i>Tursiops truncatus</i>) are believed to influence their health status, but it remains poorly understood. We therefore characterized and compared the bacterial microbiome of bottlenose dolphins from six different anatomical sites that represent four different body systems (respiratory, digestive, reproductive, and integumentary). In this study, a total o ...[more]