EcologybioRxiv
The meta-gut: Hippo inputs lead to community coalescence of animal and environmental microbiomes.
C. L. Dutton, A. L. Subalusky, A. S. Sanchez…·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.
DOI 10.1038/s41598-021-02349-1