A genetic perspective on cetacean evolution
Studies of cetacean evolution using genetics and other biomolecules have come a long way—
from the use of allozymes and short sequences of mitochondrial or nuclear DNA to the …
from the use of allozymes and short sequences of mitochondrial or nuclear DNA to the …
Streptococcal infections in marine mammals
D Numberger, U Siebert, M Fulde, P Valentin-Weigand - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Marine mammals are sentinels for the marine ecosystem and threatened by numerous
factors including infectious diseases. One of the most frequently isolated bacteria are beta …
factors including infectious diseases. One of the most frequently isolated bacteria are beta …
Isolation and characterisation of novel Methanocorpusculum species indicates the genus is ancestrally host-associated
Background With an increasing interest in the manipulation of methane produced from
livestock cultivation, the microbiome of Australian marsupials provides a unique ecological …
livestock cultivation, the microbiome of Australian marsupials provides a unique ecological …
Taxonomic composition and functional potentials of gastrointestinal microbiota in 12 wild-stranded cetaceans
J Fan, H Kang, M Lv, Y Zhai, Y Jia, Z Yang… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Cetaceans play a crucial role in marine ecosystems; however, research on their
gastrointestinal microbiota remains limited due to sampling constraints. In this study, we …
gastrointestinal microbiota remains limited due to sampling constraints. In this study, we …
Comparative study of the gut microbiota among four different marine mammals in an aquarium
Despite an increasing appreciation in the importance of host–microbe interactions in
ecological and evolutionary processes, information on the gut microbial communities of …
ecological and evolutionary processes, information on the gut microbial communities of …
Wild whale faecal samples as a proxy of anthropogenic impact
The occurrence of protozoan parasite, bacterial communities, organic pollutants and heavy
metals was investigated in free-ranging species of fin (Balaenoptera physalus, n. 2) and …
metals was investigated in free-ranging species of fin (Balaenoptera physalus, n. 2) and …
Microbial diversity and structure in the gastrointestinal tracts of two stranded short‐finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) and a pygmy sperm whale …
S Bai, P Zhang, M Lin, W Lin, Z Yang, S Li - Integrative Zoology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Information on the gut microbiome composition of different mammals could provide
novel insights into the evolution of mammals and succession of microbial communities in …
novel insights into the evolution of mammals and succession of microbial communities in …
The respiratory microbiota of three cohabiting beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) under human care
We sampled the respiratory mucus from voluntary blowhole exhalations (“blow”) of three
healthy beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) under professional human care. Blow …
healthy beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) under professional human care. Blow …
The bacteria of Yangtze finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis) are site-specific and distinct from freshwater environment
X Zhang, C Ying, M Jiang, D Lin, L You, D Yin… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Bacteria play an essential role in the health of marine mammals, and the bacteria of marine
mammals are widely concerned, but less is known about freshwater mammals. In this study …
mammals are widely concerned, but less is known about freshwater mammals. In this study …
First Case of Brevetoxicosis Linked to Rough-Toothed Dolphin (Steno bredanensis) Mass-Mortality Event in Eastern Central Atlantic Ocean: A Climate Change Effect …
Harmful algal blooms (HABs) have been increasingly recorded over the last decades and
much work has linked these events to multiple oceanographic and climate disturbances …
much work has linked these events to multiple oceanographic and climate disturbances …