Skin, but not gut, microbial communities vary with social density in Antarctic fur seals

Skin, but not gut, microbial communities vary with social density in Antarctic fur seals

Comparative studies of microbial communities occupying different body sites in wild vertebrates are scarce, but they are crucial for advancing our understanding of the ecological and evolutionary factors shaping animal microbiomes. We therefore used a natural experiment comprising mother-offspring p...

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Main Authors: Petroula Botsidou, Michael Schloter, Öncü Maraci, Silvia Gschwendtner, Rebecca Nagel, Jaume Forcada, Joseph I. Hoffman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
skin microbiome
gut microbiome
social density
Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella)
pinniped
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1603500/full
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