Characterization of shifts of koala ( intestinal microbial communities associated with antibiotic treatment.

Koalas () are arboreal marsupials native to Australia that eat a specialized diet of almost exclusively eucalyptus leaves. Microbes in koala intestines are known to break down otherwise toxic compounds, such as tannins, in eucalyptus leaves. Infections by , obligate intracellular bacterial pathogens, are highly prevalent in koala populations.

Community-Level Differences in the Microbiome of Healthy Wild Mallards and Those Infected by Influenza A Viruses.

Waterfowl, especially ducks and geese, are primary reservoirs for influenza A viruses (IAVs) that evolve and emerge as important pathogens in domestic animals and humans. In contrast to humans, where IAVs infect the respiratory tract and cause significant morbidity and mortality, IAVs infect the gastrointestinal tract of waterfowl and cause little or no pathology and are spread by fecal-oral transmission. For this reason, we examined whether IAV infection is associated with differences in the cloacal microbiome of mallards (), an important host of IAVs in North America and Eurasia.

Draft Genome Sequences of Shewanella sp. Strain UCD-FRSP16_17 and Nine Vibrio Strains Isolated from Abalone Feces.

We present here the draft genome sequences for nine strains of Vibrio (V. cyclitrophicus, V. splendidus, V.