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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Auteurs principaux: Sarah A. Knutie, Christina L. Wilkinson, Kevin D. Kohl, Jason R. Rohr
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Langue:EN
Publié: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/1b1590f284c14baabdb237bf5e308578
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