Effects of parental care on skin microbial community composition in poison frogs
M.-T. Fischer, Katherine S. Xue, Elizabeth K. Costello, Mai Dvorak, Gaëlle Raboisson, Anna Robaczewska, Stephanie N. Caty, David A. Relman, Lauren A. O’Connell
This study shows that parental care in poison frogs transfers skin microbes to offspring, influencing their microbial communities, but not necessarily their similarity to adult microbiotas.
eLife · Jul 31, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology