Early-life gut dysbiosis linked to mass mortality in ostriches
E. Videvall, S. J. Song, H. M. Bensch, M. Strandh, A. Engelbrecht, N. Serfontein, O. Hellgren, A. Olivier, S. Cloete, R. Knight, C. K. Cornwallis
The paper links early-life gut dysbiosis in ostriches to mass mortality by showing distinct microbial composition in deceased individuals compared to controls and the early presence of pathobionts.
bioRxiv · Nov 14, 2019 · PreprintMicrobiology