The faecal microbiome of the wild European badger Meles meles; a comparison against other wild omnivorous mammals from across the globe
J. Scott-Baumann, J. Friedersdorff, B. Villarreal Ramos, J. King, B. Hopkins, R. Pizzey, D. Rooke, G. Hewinson, L. Mur
The paper characterizes the faecal microbiome of wild European badgers and compares it to other omnivorous mammals, finding significant species-level diversity differences but no age-related microbiome variation in badgers.
bioRxiv · Mar 17, 2022Microbiology