The Behavior of Amphibians Shapes Their Symbiotic Microbiomes
Liangliang Xu, Mengmeng Xiang, Wei Zhu, Mengjie Zhang, Hua Chen, Jin Huang, Youhua Chen, Qing Chang, Jianping Jiang, Lifeng Zhu
Abstract
Understanding the interactions between host behavior and microbiome dynamics remains an outstanding priority in the field of microbial ecology. Here, we provide the reader with a simple example of how the behavior and living environment of wild amphibians shape their symbiotic microbiome externally (on the skin) and internally (in the stomach and gut).
Topics & Concepts
MicrobiomeBiologyEvolutionary biologyZoologyEcologyGeneticsInsect symbiosis and bacterial influencesGut microbiota and healthEvolution and Genetic Dynamics