Whale-Microbe Relationship Review Findings

Erin V. Satterthwaite compiled a 165.9 KB Excel table summarizing literature on whale-microbe relationships. The table lists taxa identified by models and taxa reported in existing literature with known direct relationships between blue, humpback, and fin whales and bacteria, microbes, and small plankton. It was last updated on May 6, 2026.

Use Cases

• Validate predictive models of whale-associated taxa based on the table of taxa identified by models.
• Cross-reference literature reports on whale-microbe relationships based on the table of taxa from existing literature.
• Analyze the scope of known direct relationships between specific whale species and microbial groups.
• Support meta-analyses on marine mammal microbiome research based on the aggregated citation findings.

Strengths

• The dataset is structured as a table divided into two clear sections for model-identified taxa and literature-reported taxa.
• It includes supporting citations from existing literature for the listed taxa.
• The data is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset's 165.9 KB size suggests a limited scope of reviewed findings.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Compiled from a narrative review of existing literature.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-06 17:25:46; freshness should be verified.