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Vertically transmitted microbiome protects eggs from fungal infection and egg failure

BACKGROUND: Beneficial microbes can be vertically transmitted from mother to offspring in many organisms. In oviparous animals, bacterial transfer to eggs may improve egg success by inhibiting fungal attachment and infection from pathogenic microbes in the nest environment. Vertical transfer of thes...

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Autores principales: Bunker, M. E., Elliott, G., Heyer-Gray, H., Martin, M. O., Arnold, A. E., Weiss, S. L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8207602/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34134779
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s42523-021-00104-5