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Extensive Core Microbiome in Drone-Captured Whale Blow Supports a Framework for Health Monitoring

The pulmonary system is a common site for bacterial infections in cetaceans, but very little is known about their respiratory microbiome. We used a small, unmanned hexacopter to collect exhaled breath condensate (blow) from two geographically distinct populations of apparently healthy humpback whale...

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Autores principales: Apprill, Amy, Miller, Carolyn A., Moore, Michael J., Durban, John W., Fearnbach, Holly, Barrett-Lennard, Lance G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5634792/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29034331
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mSystems.00119-17