PRJNA792832
The Fecal Microbiota of Ariolimax columbianus
This is the public description: The herbivorous Pacific banana slug, Ariolimax columbianus, represents an understudied animal host that thrives in Pacific Northwest forests (California to Alaska). In this study, we used 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing population analysis to describe and compare microbial populations from 24 fecal samples collected from Pacific banana slugs caught in fall (n=12) and spring (n=12) in Oregon's Coast Range.