Early-life disruption of amphibian microbiota decreases later-life resistance to parasites

Early-life microbiota alterations can affect infection susceptibility later in life, in animal models. Here, Knutie et al. show that manipulating the microbiota of tadpoles leads to increased susceptibility to parasitic infection in adult frogs, in the absence of substantial changes in the adults’ m...

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Main Authors: Sarah A. Knutie, Christina L. Wilkinson, Kevin D. Kohl, Jason R. Rohr
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/1b1590f284c14baabdb237bf5e308578
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