An exploratory investigation into the microbial and cyanobacterial presence on skin epibiotia and orofacial lesions in estuarine common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) through metabarcoding

Amber O. Brown; Wendy Noke Durden; Callahan McGovern; Dale A. Casamatta

doi:10.1038/s41598-026-37434-w

An exploratory investigation into the microbial and cyanobacterial presence on skin epibiotia and orofacial lesions in estuarine common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) through metabarcoding

Amber O. Brown
, Wendy Noke Durden
, Callahan McGovern
, Dale A. Casamatta

Biology

University of North Florida

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Original language	English
Article number	6727
Pages (from-to)	6727
Journal	Scientific Reports
Volume	16
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-37434-w
State	Published - Jan 30 2026

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SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation

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Dolphin mortality
Metabarcoding
Pathogenic
Tursiops truncatus
DNA Barcoding, Taxonomic/methods
Microbiota
Animals
Cyanobacteria/genetics
Skin/microbiology
Bottle-Nosed Dolphin/microbiology

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An exploratory investigation into the microbial and cyanobacterial presence on skin epibiotia and orofacial lesions in estuarine common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) through metabarcoding. / Brown, Amber O.; Durden, Wendy Noke; McGovern, Callahan et al.
In: Scientific Reports, Vol. 16, No. 1, 6727, 30.01.2026, p. 6727.

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