The meta-gut: Hippo inputs lead to community coalescence of animal and environmental microbiomes.
C. L. Dutton, A. L. Subalusky, A. S. Sanchez, S. L. Estrela, N. Lu, S. Hamilton, L. Njoroge, E. J. Rosi, D. M. Post
The paper introduces the concept of the meta-gut, showing that hippo gut microbiomes persist in their excreted waste and influence aquatic microbial communities and biogeochemistry.
bioRxiv · Apr 6, 2021Ecology