Editing Pygmy sperm whale (section)

===Microbiome===
Samples of blowhole mucus from a rescued pygmy sperm whale were studied between 1993 and 1994, during its rehabilitation. These samples included blood cells and a variety of microbes, such as various [[ciliate]]s, [[yeast]]-like organisms and [[bacteria]], although these were seen intermitently. One new species of microorganism, the [[flagellate]] ''[[Jarrellia atramenti]]'', was decribed from these samples, and was consistently observed throughout the period of rehabilitation. This flagellate is considered a normal, benign microbial component of the respiratory tract of this whale species.<ref name="Poynton-2001">{{cite journal|last=Poynton|first=S. L.|last2=Whitaker|first2=B. R.|last3=Heinrich|first3=A. B.|title=A novel trypanoplasm-like flagellate ''Jarrellia atramenti'' n. g., n. sp. (Kinetoplastida: Bodonidae) and ciliates from the blowhole of a stranded pygmy sperm whale ''Kogia breviceps'' (Physeteridae): morphology, life cycle and potential pathogenicity|journal=Diseases of Aquatic Organisms|volume=44|date=10 April 2001|issn=0177-5103|doi=10.3354/dao044191|pages=191–201|url=https://www.int-res.com/articles/dao/44/d044p191.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724090019/https://www.int-res.com/articles/dao/44/d044p191.pdf|archive-date=24 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="Stamper-2006">{{cite journal|last=Stamper|first=M. Andrew|last2=Whitaker|first2=Brent R.|last3=Schofield|first3=T. David|title=Case study: morbidity in a pygmy sperm whale ''Kogia breviceps'' due to ocean-bourne plastic|journal=Marine Mammal Science|volume=22|issue=3|date=4 May 2006|issn=0824-0469|doi=10.1111/j.1748-7692.2006.00062.x|pages=719–722}}</ref>