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Description of the microbiota in epidermal mucus and skin of sharks (
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- Bacterial diversity in the jelly of shark Ampullae of Lorenzini: a holobiont perspective.PeerJ · 2026Article
- Slippery and Smooth Shark Skin: How Mucus Transforms Surface Texture.Journal of morphology · 2025Article
- Shark Microbiome Analysis Demonstrates Unique Microbial Communities in Two Distinct Mediterranean Sea Shark Species.Microorganisms · 2024Article
- Comparative study of the gut microbial communities collected by scraping and swabbing in a fish model: a comprehensive guide to promote non-lethal procedures for gut microbial studies.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2024Article
- Exploring Gut Microbiome Variations betweenMicroorganisms · 2023Article
- The Epidermal Microbiome Within an Aggregation of Leopard Sharks (Triakis semifasciata) Has Taxonomic Flexibility with Gene Functional Stability Across Three Time-points.Microbial ecology · 2023Article
- Stingray epidermal microbiomes are species-specific with local adaptations.Frontiers in microbiology · 2023Article
- Preliminary study of shark microbiota at a unique mix-species shark aggregation site, in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea.Frontiers in microbiology · 2023Article
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Abstract
Skin mucus in fish is the first barrier between the organism and the environment but the role of skin mucus in protecting fish against pathogens is not well understood. During copulation in sharks, the male bites the female generating wounds, which are then highly likely to become infected by opportunistic bacteria from the water or from the male shark's mouth. Describing the microbial component of epithelial mucus may allow future understanding of this first line of defense in sharks. In this study, we analyzed mucus and skin samples obtained from 19 individuals of two shark species and a stingray: the nurse shark (
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