How microbiomes can help inform conservation: landscape characterisation of gut microbiota helps shed light on additional population structure in a specialist folivore
Abstract Background The koala (Phascolarctos cinereus), an iconic yet endangered specialised folivore experiencing widespread decline across Australia, is the focus of many conservation programs.Whilst animal translocation and progressive conservation strategies such as faecal inoculations may be required to bring this species back from the brink o