Skin bacterial communities of neotropical treefrogs vary with local environmental conditions at the time of sampling.

ABSTRACT: The amphibian skin microbiome has been the focus of recent studies aiming to better understand the role of these microbial symbionts in host defense against disease. However, host-associated microbial communities are complex and dynamic, and changes in their composition and structure can influence their function. Understanding temporal variation of bacterial communities on amphibian skin is critical for establishing baselines from which to improve the development of mitigation techniques based on probiotic therapy and provides long-term host protection in a changing environment. Here, we investigated whether microbial communities on amphibian skin change over time at a single site. To examine this, we collected skin swabs from two pond-breeding species of treefrogs, Agalychnis callidrya

SUBMITTER: Estrada A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6590418 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature