Seasonal changes and the unexpected impact of environmental disturbance on skin bacteria of individual amphibians in a natural habitat.
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DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiaa248
Abstract: Amphibians host diverse skin bacteria that have a role in pathogen defense, but these skin communities could change over time and impact this function. Here, we monitored individual Eastern red-spotted newts (Notophthalmus viridescens; N =… read more here.
Keywords: skin; disturbance skin; skin bacterial; seasonal changes ... See more keywords