| intraspecific variation in the skin-associated microbiome of a terrestrial salamander. | resident microbial communities living on amphibian skin can have significant effects on host health, yet the basic ecology of the host-microbiome relationship of many amphibian taxa is poorly understood. we characterized intraspecific variation in the skin microbiome of the salamander ensatina eschscholtzii xanthoptica, a subspecies composed of four genetically distinct populations distributed throughout the san francisco bay area and the sierra nevada mountains in california, usa. we found that ... | 2017 | 28466089 |