MicrobiologybioRxiv
Microbiome shifts associated with the introduction of wild Atlantic horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus) into a touch-tank exhibit
A. D. Friel, S. A. Neiswenter, C. O. Seymour…·B. P. Hedlund
The paper tracks microbiome changes in wild and tank-acclimated Atlantic horseshoe crabs over time, finding a rapid decline in microbial diversity and an increase in opportunistic pathogens in captivity.
DOI 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01398