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Temperature and Ultraviolet Radiation Influence the Skin Microbiome of Humpback Whales.
| Τίτλος: | Temperature and Ultraviolet Radiation Influence the Skin Microbiome of Humpback Whales. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Murillo-Herrera AI; Departamento de Ecología Evolutiva, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, México.; Centro de Estudios del Cuaternario de Fuego, Patagonia y Antártica (CEQUA), Punta Arenas, Chile.; Posgrado en Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Unidad de Posgrado, Ciudad de México, México., Eguiarte LE; Departamento de Ecología Evolutiva, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, México., Acuña Gómez EP; Centro de Estudios del Cuaternario de Fuego, Patagonia y Antártica (CEQUA), Punta Arenas, Chile., Castro C; Pacific Whale Foundation, Ecuador, Puerto López, Manabí, Ecuador., Acevedo J; Centro de Estudios del Cuaternario de Fuego, Patagonia y Antártica (CEQUA), Punta Arenas, Chile., Castrillon J; Pacific Whale Foundation, Ecuador, Puerto López, Manabí, Ecuador., Oyarzún-Galaz L; Centro de Estudios del Cuaternario de Fuego, Patagonia y Antártica (CEQUA), Punta Arenas, Chile., Valenzuela P; Centro de Estudios del Cuaternario de Fuego, Patagonia y Antártica (CEQUA), Punta Arenas, Chile., Aguayo-Lobo A; Centro de Estudios del Cuaternario de Fuego, Patagonia y Antártica (CEQUA), Punta Arenas, Chile.; Departamento Científico, Instituto Antártico Chileno, Punta Arenas, Chile., Pastene LA; Institute of Cetacean Research, Tokyo, Japan., Souza V; Departamento de Ecología Evolutiva, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, México.; Centro de Estudios del Cuaternario de Fuego, Patagonia y Antártica (CEQUA), Punta Arenas, Chile. |
| Πηγή: | Molecular ecology [Mol Ecol] 2026 Aug; Vol. 35 (15), pp. e70500. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Blackwell Scientific Publications Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 9214478 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1365-294X (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 09621083 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Mol Ecol Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: Oxford, UK : Blackwell Scientific Publications, c1992- |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Humpback Whale*/microbiology , Bacteria*/classification , Bacteria*/genetics , Skin*/microbiology , Ultraviolet Rays* , Skin Microbiome* , Temperature* , Microbiota*, RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics ; DNA, Bacterial/genetics ; Animals ; Female ; Male ; Ecuador ; Ecosystem ; Seawater ; Sequence Analysis, DNA ; Seasons |
| Περίληψη: | The skin microbiome of humpback whales harbours diverse microbial communities that play a crucial role in host skin protection and environmental interaction. However, studies on cetacean skin microbiomes in the Southern Hemisphere focus on feeding grounds, with limited information on microbiome dynamics at breeding grounds and during migration across contrasting habitats. We characterised the skin microbiome of 46 humpback whales from two seasonal habitats: the Magellan Strait feeding ground and the Ecuadorian coast breeding ground, comparing age, sex, environmental conditions, and seawater. Amplicon sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene revealed no differences in alpha diversity, but habitat-specific compositional shifts were found. Psychrobacter was detected in both regions, with higher abundance in the feeding ground, while Tenacibaculum remained abundant across sites. Additional taxa exhibited habitat-specific patterns, including bacteria associated with thermal sensitivity and ultraviolet radiation-tolerance in the Magellan Strait, and lactic acid bacteria in Ecuador. Skin microbiomes were similar between age classes and sexes, but distinct from seawater. Our findings show that geographic and environmental factors, such as superficial seawater temperature and maximum ultraviolet B radiation, shape the skin microbiome of humpback whales, with certain taxa reflecting migratory behaviour across seasonal habitats. (© 2026 The Author(s). Molecular Ecology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.) |
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| Grant Information: | R20F0009 Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Megaptera novaeangliae; Psychrobacter; Tenacibaculum; UVB radiation; skin microbiome; thermal stress |
| Substance Nomenclature: | 0 (RNA, Ribosomal, 16S) 0 (DNA, Bacterial) |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260806 Date Completed: 20260806 Latest Revision: 20260813 |
| Update Code: | 20260814 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC13443395 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/mec.70500 |
| PMID: | 42557733 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1365-294X |
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| DOI: | 10.1111/mec.70500 |