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Description of the microbiota in epidermal mucus and skin of sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum and Negaprion brevirostris) and one stingray (Hypanus americanus)

Skin mucus in fish is the first barrier between the organism and the environment but the role of skin mucus in protecting fish against pathogens is not well understood. During copulation in sharks, the male bites the female generating wounds, which are then highly likely to become infected by opport...

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Autores principales: Caballero, Susana, Galeano, Ana Maria, Lozano, Juan Diego, Vives, Martha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7747685/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33362953
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10240