Pinpointing the microbiota of tardigrades: what is really there?
B. Surmacz, D. Stec, M. Prus-Frankowska, M. Buczek, Łukasz Michalczyk, P. Łukasik
This study characterizes the microbiota of 44 cultured tardigrade species, finding that microbial communities are largely from environmental sources, with limited evidence of true symbiotic associations.
bioRxiv · Jan 24, 2024Microbiology