Flatfish intestinal microbiota depend on various host traits, and vary with sediment type and bottom trawling effort
Michelle Gwinner, Holger Haslob, Hermann Neumann, Sahar Khodami, Peter J. Schupp, Guido Bonthond
This study examines how host traits and environmental factors, including bottom trawling, influence the intestinal microbiota of flatfish species in the North Sea.
Scientific Reports · Jan 5, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology