Gut microbiome shifts with urbanization and potentially facilitates a zoonotic pathogen in a wading bird
S. M. Hernandez, M. H. Murray, E. W. Lankau, A. D. Kidd, C. N. Welch, T. Ellison, H. C. Adams, E. K. Lipp
The paper examines how urbanization and diet affect gut microbiome composition and diversity in American white ibises and links these changes to Salmonella prevalence.
bioRxiv · Jul 29, 2019Ecology