Host-derived population genomics data provides insights into bacterial and diatom composition of the killer whale skin
R. Hooper, J. Brealey, T. van der Valk, A. Alberdi, J. W. Durban, H. Fearnbach, K. M. Robertson, R. W. Baird, M. B. Hanson, P. Wade, M. T. P. Gilbert, P. A. Morin, J. B. W. Wolf, A. D. Foote, K. Guschanski
The paper uses host shotgun sequencing data to characterize the skin microbiome of killer whales and shows how social and geographic factors influence microbial community composition.
bioRxiv · Jul 26, 2018Evolutionary Biology