Respiratory microbiota of humpback whales may be reduced in diversity and richness the longer they fast

Humpback whales endure several months of fasting while undertaking one of the longest annual migrations of any mammal, which depletes the whales’ energy stores and likely compromises their physiological state. Airway microbiota are linked to respiratory health in mammals. To illuminate the dynamics...

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Autores principales: Vendl, Catharina, Slavich, Eve, Wemheuer, Bernd, Nelson, Tiffanie, Ferrari, Belinda, Thomas, Torsten, Rogers, Tracey
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7387350/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32724137
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-69602-x

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7387350/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32724137
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-69602-x

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