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Unexpected fishy microbiomes

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This Genome Watch highlights recent metagenomics studies in fish that reveal unique microbiomes with low functional diversity, which could help to improve our understanding of host–microorganism dynamics in non-mammalian species.

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  1. Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics, Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Morten T. Limborg & Jacob A. Rasmussen

  2. Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, UK

    Physilia Y. S. Chua

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Limborg, M.T., Chua, P.Y.S. & Rasmussen, J.A. Unexpected fishy microbiomes. Nat Rev Microbiol 21, 346 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41579-023-00879-1

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