A survey of the sperm whale (Physeter catodon) commensal microbiome

• Published in: PeerJ
• Main Authors: Li, Chang, Tan, Xiaoxuan, Bai, Jie, Xu, Qiwu, Liu, Shanshan, Guo, Wenjie, Yu, Cong, Fan, Guangyi, Lu, Yishan, Zhang, He, Yang, Huanming, Chen, Jianwei, Liu, Xin
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019
• Subjects: Bioinformatics; Catodon; Sperm whale
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6612419/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31309006; https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7257

BACKGROUND: Mammalian commensal microbiota play important roles in the health of its host. In comparison to terrestrial mammals, commensal microbiota of marine mammals is mainly focused on the composition and function of skin and gut microbiota, with less attention paid to the health impact of bacte...