Targeted manipulation of abundant and rare taxa in the Daphnia magna microbiota with antibiotics impacts host fitness differentially
R. O. Cooper, J. M. Vavra, C. E. Cressler
This study manipulates abundant and rare taxa in Daphnia magna microbiota with antibiotics and finds that removing abundant taxa has greater impacts on host fitness than rare taxa, with temperature affecting microbial responses.
bioRxiv · Sep 7, 2020Ecology