Paternal microbiota manipulation influences offspring microbial colonization and development in a sex role-reversed pipefish

Abstract Microbes are acquired through vertical and environmental horizontal transmission. Vertical transmission is directly linked to reproductive success and entails early transmission, facilitating coexistence of host and microbes over generations. The multiple potentially interacting routes of v...

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Main Authors: Kim-Sara Wagner, Frédéric Salasc, Silke-Mareike Marten, Olivia Roth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-16222-y
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