Variation in the Microbiota Associated with Daphnia magna Across Genotypes, Populations, and Temperature.

ABSTRACT: Studies of how the microbiome varies among individuals, populations, and abiotic conditions are critical for understanding this key component of an organism's biology and ecology. In the case of Daphnia, aquatic microcrustaceans widely used in population/community ecology and environmental science studies, understanding factors that influence microbiome shifts among individuals is useful for both basic and applied research contexts. In this study, we assess differences in the microbiome among genotypes of D. magna collected from three regions along a large latitudinal gradient (Finland, Germany, and Israel). After being reared in the lab for many years, we sought to characterize any differences in genotype- or population-specific microbial communities, and to assess whether the microbiota

SUBMITTER: Frankel-Bricker J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7176607 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature