Functional redundancy and anaerobic metabolism characterize the skin microbiome of a critically endangered sawfish
Michael P. Doane, Belinda Martin, Emma N. Kerr, Elizabeth Ann Dinsdale, Malak Malak Rangers, Leonardo Guida, Peter M. Kyne
This study characterizes the skin microbiome of largetooth sawfish, finding it is host-associated, functionally redundant, and adapted to anaerobic conditions.
bioRxiv · Mar 7, 2026 · PreprintEcology