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Skin bacterial microbiome of a generalist Puerto Rican frog varies along elevation and land use gradients

Host-associated microbial communities are ubiquitous among animals, and serve important functions. For example, the bacterial skin microbiome of amphibians can play a role in preventing or reducing infection by the amphibian chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. Evidence suggests that envi...

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Autores principales: Hughey, Myra C., Pena, Janelle A., Reyes, Roberto, Medina, Daniel, Belden, Lisa K., Burrowes, Patricia A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5580383/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28875068
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3688