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Fig. 2 | Animal Microbiome

Fig. 2

From: Elasmobranch microbiomes: emerging patterns and implications for host health and ecology

Fig. 2

Managed care of elasmobranchs in aquariums provides a unique opportunity for sampling microbiomes over time and relative to monitored host and environmental parameters. Exhibits such as Georgia Aquarium’s Ocean Voyager (A) and Sharks: Predators of the Deep (B) are enabling studies to understand the drivers of microbiome structure and its role in host health. Panel A Whale shark swimming in Georgia Aquarium’s Ocean Voyager exhibit (Chris Duncan, Georgia Aquarium). Panel B Hammerhead shark swimming in Georgia Aquarium’s Sharks: Predators of the Deep exhibit (Chris Duncan, Georgia Aquarium)

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