Microbiome shifts associated with the introduction of wild Atlantic horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus) into a touch-tank exhibit
A. D. Friel, S. A. Neiswenter, C. O. Seymour, L. R. Bali, G. McNamara, F. Leija, J. Jewell, B. P. Hedlund
The paper tracks microbiome changes in wild and tank-acclimated Atlantic horseshoe crabs over time, finding a rapid decline in microbial diversity and an increase in opportunistic pathogens in captivity.
bioRxiv · Feb 27, 2020Microbiology