Thermal sensitivity and seasonal change in the gut microbiome of a desert ant, Cephalotes rohweri

• Published in: bioRxiv
• Main Authors: Mcmunn, Marshall S, Hudson, Asher I, Ash Zemenick, Egerer, Monika, Philpott, Stacy M, Vannette, Rachel L
• Format: Paper
• Language: English
• Published: Cold Spring Harbor Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press 30.12.2021
• Subjects: Abundance; Body temperature; Cephalotes rohweri; Climate change; High temperature; Intestinal microflora; Microbiomes; Nests; Seasonal variations; Temperature

Microorganisms within ectotherms must withstand the variable body temperatures of their hosts. Shifts in host body temperature resulting from climate change have the potential to shape ectotherm microbiome composition. Microbiome compositional changes occurring in response to temperature in nature h...