Fig. 1: Genus-level membership (relative abundances) in black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) reproductive microbiomes.

Ferret males and females from two ex-situ facilities (FCC and NZCBI) and the wild (Conata) (NZCBI; male = 8, female = 11, FCC; male = 17, female = 13, Conata Basin; male = 3, female = 7). Genera are identified by color and labeled with the phylum and deepest taxonomic assignment. Taxa representing <1% of the microbiomes were combined into the category “Other”. “Unidentified” represents taxa that were identified as bacteria but not assigned to a phylum.