Fecal Methylmercury Correlates With Gut Microbiota Taxa in Pacific Walruses (Odobenus rosmarus divergens)

Fecal Methylmercury Correlates With Gut Microbiota Taxa in Pacific Walruses (Odobenus rosmarus divergens)

ObjectivesMethylmercury metabolism was investigated in Pacific walruses (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) from St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, United States.MethodsTotal mercury and methylmercury concentrations were measured in fecal samples and paired colon samples (n = 16 walruses). Gut microbiota compos...

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Main Authors: Sarah E. Rothenberg, Danielle N. Sweitzer, Bryna R. Rackerby, Claire E. Couch, Lesley A. Cohen, Heather M. Broughton, Sheanna M. Steingass, Brianna R. Beechler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
marine mammal
metabolism
Arctic
pinniped
microbiome
colon
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.648685/full

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