Host Microbiome Richness Predicts Resistance to Disturbance by Pathogenic Infection in a Vertebrate Host
Xavier A. Harrison, Stephen J. Price, Kevin Hopkins, William T. M. Leung, Chris Sergeant, Trenton W. J. Garner
The paper shows that higher skin microbiome diversity in frogs increases resistance to Ranavirus infection and improves survival.
bioRxiv · Jul 2, 2017 · PreprintEcology