date:Dec 01, 2017
behind a microbial colony track, if the new surface supports bacterial growth.
The scientists sampled 116 houseflies and blowflies from different habitats on three continents (Brazil, the U.S., and Singapore) in urban, rural, and natural settings. They were subjected to whole-genome shotgun sequencing.Scientists found that blowflies and houseflies share over 50% of their microbiome. They also found that flies collected from stables had fewer pathogens that flies collected from urban areas.
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