Characterization of the Skin Microbiota of the Cane Toad Rhinella cf. marina in Puerto Rico and Costa Rica

Characterization of the Skin Microbiota of the Cane Toad Rhinella cf. marina in Puerto Rico and Costa Rica

Rhinella marina is a toad native to South America that has been introduced in the Antilles, likely carrying high loads of microorganisms, potentially impacting local community diversity. The amphibian skin is involved in pathogen defense and its microbiota has been relatively well studied, however,...

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Main Authors: Juan G. Abarca, Ibrahim Zuniga, Gilmary Ortiz-Morales, Armando Lugo, Mariel Viquez-Cervilla, Natalia Rodriguez-Hernandez, Frances Vázquez-Sánchez, Catalina Murillo-Cruz, Ernesto A. Torres-Rivera, Adrián A. Pinto-Tomás, Filipa Godoy-Vitorino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
16S rRNA gene sequencing
skin
toad
bacterial communities
bioinformatics
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.02624/full

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