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Virginia Kunkel

Leipzig University

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Bacterial dispersal and host specificity shape microbiome strain sharing among great ape species in neighboring zoo exhibits

Pauline Krauß, Antonia Breier, Anna-Lena Hohlfeld, Hanna Keller, Virginia Kunkel, Max Meier, Sina Plettemeier, Willi Thomas, Reena Debray

This study examines microbiome strain sharing among zoo-housed great apes, finding that phylogenetic structure persists despite shared environments and that spore-forming bacteria may drive cross-exhibit transmission.

bioRxiv · Oct 9, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology