Humpback whale populations share a core skin bacterial community: towards a health index for marine mammals?

Apprill, Amy

Humpback whale populations share a core skin bacterial community: towards a health index for marine mammals? [electronic resource] - PloS one 2014 - e90785 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1932-6203

10.1371/journal.pone.0090785 doi


Analysis of Variance
Animals
Aquatic Organisms--microbiology
Bacteria--classification
Base Sequence
Biodiversity
Female
Geography
Health
Humpback Whale--microbiology
Male
Microbiota--genetics
Phylogeny
RNA, Ribosomal--genetics
Skin--microbiology