| inter individual variations of the fish skin microbiota: host genetics basis of mutualism? | the commensal microbiota of fish skin is suspected to provide a protection against opportunist infections. the skin of fish harbors a complex and diverse microbiota that closely interacts with the surrounding water microbial communities. up to now there is no clear evidence as to whether the host regulates the recruitment of environmental bacteria to build a specific skin microbiota. to address this question, we detected quantitative trait loci (qtl) associated with the abundance of specific ski ... | 2014 | 25068850 |