From Alien Species to Alien Communities: Host- and Habitat-Associated Microbiomes in an Alien Amphibian.

ABSTRACT: Alien species can host diverse microbial communities. These associated microbiomes may be important in the invasion process and their analysis requires a holistic community-based approach. We analysed the skin and gut microbiome of Eleutherodactylus johnstonei from native range populations in St Lucia and exotic range populations in Guadeloupe, Colombia, and European greenhouses along with their respective environmental microbial reservoir through a 16S metabarcoding approach. We show that amphibian-associated and environmental microbial communities can be considered as meta-communities that interact in the assembly process. High proportions of bacteria can disperse between frogs and environment, while respective abundances are rather determined by niche effects driven by the microbial com

SUBMITTER: Leonhardt F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10640505 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature