The elephant (bird) in the room: unknown mechanisms and unresolved impacts of low DNA yields in avian microbiome research.

Kohl KD, Anderson R, Andreadis C, Baiz MD, Bodawatta KH, Campos-Cerda F, Chaves JA, Clark AB, Costantini MS, Davidson GL, Davies CS, Dietz MW, Florkowski M, Hird SM, Houtz JL, Karasov WH, Knutie SA, Lim HC, Mason NA, Rowe M, Rudzki EN, San Juan PA, Skeen HR, Slevin MC, Somers S, West AG, Worsley SF, Videvall E, Trevelline BK

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DOI: 10.1186/s42523-026-00579-0
Published: 2026 May 18
Container: Animal microbiome
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s42523-026-00579-0,
  title = {The elephant (bird) in the room: unknown mechanisms and unresolved impacts of low DNA yields in avian microbiome research.},
  author = {Kohl KD and Anderson R and Andreadis C and Baiz MD and Bodawatta KH and Campos-Cerda F and Chaves JA and Clark AB and Costantini MS and Davidson GL and Davies CS and Dietz MW and Florkowski M and Hird SM and Houtz JL and Karasov WH and Knutie SA and Lim HC and Mason NA and Rowe M and Rudzki EN and San Juan PA and Skeen HR and Slevin MC and Somers S and West AG and Worsley SF and Videvall E and Trevelline BK},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Animal microbiome},
  doi = {10.1186/s42523-026-00579-0},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-026-00579-0}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - The elephant (bird) in the room: unknown mechanisms and unresolved impacts of low DNA yields in avian microbiome research.
AU  - Kohl KD
AU  - Anderson R
AU  - Andreadis C
AU  - Baiz MD
AU  - Bodawatta KH
AU  - Campos-Cerda F
AU  - Chaves JA
AU  - Clark AB
AU  - Costantini MS
AU  - Davidson GL
AU  - Davies CS
AU  - Dietz MW
AU  - Florkowski M
AU  - Hird SM
AU  - Houtz JL
AU  - Karasov WH
AU  - Knutie SA
AU  - Lim HC
AU  - Mason NA
AU  - Rowe M
AU  - Rudzki EN
AU  - San Juan PA
AU  - Skeen HR
AU  - Slevin MC
AU  - Somers S
AU  - West AG
AU  - Worsley SF
AU  - Videvall E
AU  - Trevelline BK
PY  - 2026
JO  - Animal microbiome
DO  - 10.1186/s42523-026-00579-0
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KD, K., R, A., C, A., MD, B., KH, B., F, C., JA, C., AB, C., MS, C., GL, D., CS, D., MW, D., M, F., SM, H., JL, H., WH, K., SA, K., HC, L., NA, M., M, R., EN, R., PA, S. J., HR, S., MC, S., S, S., AG, W., SF, W., E, V., & BK, T. (2026). The elephant (bird) in the room: unknown mechanisms and unresolved impacts of low DNA yields in avian microbiome research.. Animal microbiome. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-026-00579-0

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