Microbial Dynamics within Shed Mucosal Secretions of Hirudo verbana, the European Medicinal Leech

• Main Author: Ott, Brittany Maree
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: The Research Repository @ WVU 2016
• Subjects: Arctic; Leech
• Online Access: https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/6361; https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=7402&context=etd

Microbes are widespread throughout our planet, residing in soils, oceans, and even beneath the arctic glaciers. Most interact with each other and other life forms, and there is no known complex organism that lacks an associated microbiome. These microbial symbionts are critical to the survival and p...