The microbiome of African penguins (Spheniscus demersus) under managed care resembles that of wild marine mammals and birds
Abstract Animals under managed care in zoos and aquariums are ideal surrogate study subjects for endangered species that are difficult to obtain in the wild.We compared the fecal and oral microbiomes of healthy, managed African penguins (Spheniscus demersus) to those of other domestic and ps5 price new jersey wild vertebrate hosts to determine how