Nesting hoopoes cultivate in their uropygial gland the microbial symbionts with the highest antimicrobial capacity

Nesting hoopoes cultivate in their uropygial gland the microbial symbionts with the highest antimicrobial capacity

Abstract The European hoopoe (Upupa epops) conforms a paradigmatic example of animals cultivating bacteria in their uropygial gland that protect them against pathogenic infections. We here explore the hypothesis that enterococci are the responsible bacteria of such beneficial effect. We did so by co...

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Main Authors: Juan José Soler, María Dolores Barón, Ester Martínez-Renau, Lu Zhang, Wei Liang, Manuel Martín-Vivaldi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Subjects:
Antimicrobials
Enterococci
Infection risk
Mutualistic associations
Upupa epops longirostris
Uropygial secretion
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-81062-1
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