Red, gold and green: microbial contribution of Rhodophyta and other Algae to Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Gut Microbiome

The fitness of the endangered green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) may be strongly affected by its gut microbiome, as microbes play important roles in host nutrition and health. This study aimed at establishing environmental microbial baselines that can be used to assess turtle health under altered fut...

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Main Author: Díaz-Abad, Lucía (author)
Other Authors: Bacco-Mannina, Natassia (author), Miguel Madeira, Fernando (author), Serrao, Ester (author), Regalla, Aissa (author), Patrício, Ana R. (author), Rodrigues Frade, Pedro (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2022
Subjects:
16S rRNA
Microbiota
eDNA
Chelonia mydas
Metabarcoding
Macrophytes
Sea turtles
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/18451
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/18451

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/18451

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