ArticleRoyal Society open science2018
Synchronized shift of oral, faecal and urinary microbiotas in bats and natural infection dynamics during seasonal reproduction.
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Abstract
Seasonal reproduction is a period of extreme physiological and behavioural changes, yet we know little about how it may affect host microbial communities (i.e. microbiota) and pathogen transmission. Here, we investigated shifts of the bacterial microbiota in saliva, urine and faeces during the seasonal reproduction of bats in South Africa, and test for an interaction in shedding patterns of both bacterial (
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