Microbiomes in the insectivorous bat species Mops condylurus rapidly converge in captivity.

Microbiomes in the insectivorous bat species Mops condylurus rapidly converge in captivity.

Bats are well known reservoir hosts for RNA and DNA viruses. The use of captive bats in research has intensified over the past decade as researchers aim to examine the virus-reservoir host interface. In this study, we investigated the effects of captivity on the fecal bacterial microbiome of an inse...

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Main Authors: Kathryn M Edenborough, Andre Mu, Kristin Mühldorfer, Johanna Lechner, Angelika Lander, Marcel Bokelmann, Emmanuel Couacy-Hymann, Aleksandar Radonic, Andreas Kurth
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.0223629

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0223629

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