Data_Sheet_1_Fecal Methylmercury Correlates With Gut Microbiota Taxa in Pacific Walruses (Odobenus rosmarus divergens).docx

• Main Authors: Sarah E. Rothenberg (2427184), Danielle N. Sweitzer (10944987), Bryna R. Rackerby (10944990), Claire E. Couch (4002761), Lesley A. Cohen (10944993), Heather M. Broughton (10944996), Sheanna M. Steingass (10944999), Brianna R. Beechler (4002764)
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Microbiology; Microbial Genetics; Microbial Ecology; Mycology; marine mammal; metabolism; Arctic; pinniped; microbiome; colon; alpha diversity; stable isotopes of C and N; Pacific; Lawrence Island; Odobenus rosmarus; St Lawrence Island; Alaska; walrus*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.648685.s001

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