The use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to sample the blow microbiome of small cetaceans.

The use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to sample the blow microbiome of small cetaceans.

Recent studies describe the use of UAVs in collecting blow samples from large whales to analyze the microbial and viral community in exhaled air. Unfortunately, attempts to collect blow from small cetaceans have not been successful due to their swimming and diving behavior. In order to overcome thes...

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Main Authors: Cinzia Centelleghe, Lisa Carraro, Joan Gonzalvo, Massimiliano Rosso, Erika Esposti, Claudia Gili, Marco Bonato, Davide Pedrotti, Barbara Cardazzo, Michele Povinelli, Sandro Mazzariol
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235537

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235537

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