Geographical, Ecological, and Genetic Drivers of Gut Microbial Diversity in Native and Invasive Minnows (Leuciscidae: Cyprinella).

Abstract excerpt

The gut microbiome is important for many physiological processes that are critical in the adaptation of an animal to its environment. Conversely, abrupt ecological changes, as in the colonisation of a new territory, may also influence the microbiome. Therefore, anthropogenic introductions of invasive species offer a natural model in which to study these relationships. We compared the gut microbiomes (16S rRNA...

Topics

• Animals
• Gastrointestinal Microbiome
• RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
• Introduced Species
• Cyprinidae
• Biodiversity