This Genome Watch highlights recent metagenomics studies in fish that reveal unique microbiomes with low functional diversity, which could help to improve our understanding of host–microorganism dynamics in non-mammalian species.
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Limborg, M.T., Chua, P.Y.S. & Rasmussen, J.A. Unexpected fishy microbiomes. Nat Rev Microbiol 21, 346 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41579-023-00879-1
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