Community richness of amphibian skin bacteria correlates with bioclimate at the global scale
- Kueneman, Jordan G.
- Bletz, Molly C.
- McKenzie, Valerie J.
- Becker, C. Guilherme
- Joseph, Maxwell B.
- Abarca Alvarado, Juan Gabriel
- Archer, Holly Margaret
- Arellano, Ana Lisette
- Bataille, Arnaud
- Becker, Matthew
- Belden, Lisa K.
- Crottini, Angelica
- Geffers, Robert
- Haddad, Célio Fernando Baptista
- Harris, Reid N.
- Holden, Whitney M.
- Hughey, Myra C.
- Jarek, Michael
- Kearns, Patrick Joseph
- Kerby, Jacob L.
- Kielgast, Jos
- Kurabayashi, Atsushi
- Longo, Ana V.
- Loudon, Andrew H.
- Medina, Daniel
- Nuñez Navarro, José J.
- Perl, R. G. Bina
- Pinto Tomás, Adrián A.
- Rabemananjara, Falitiana C. E.
- Rebollar Caudillo, Eria Alaide
- Rodríguez Gomez, Ariel Ricardo
- Rollins Smith, Louise A.
- Stevenson, Robert
- Tebbe, Christoph C.
- Vargas Asensio, Juan Gabriel
- Waldman, Bruce
- Walke, Jenifer Banning
- Whitfield, Steven M.
- Zamudio, Kelly R.
- Zúñiga Chaves, Ibrahim
- Woodhams, Douglas C.
- Vences, Miguel
DOIAbstract
Animal-associated microbiomes are integral to host health, yet key biotic and abiotic factors that shape host-associated microbial communities at the global scale remain poorly understood. We investigated global patterns in amphibian skin bacterial communities, incorporating samples from 2,349 individuals representing 205 amphibian species across a broad biogeographic range. We analysed how biotic and abiotic factors correlate with skin microbial communities using multiple statistical approaches. Global amphibian skin bacterial richness was consistently correlated with temperature-associated factors. We found more diverse skin microbiomes in environments with colder winters and less stable thermal conditions compared with environments with ...
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