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Age-related differences in the cloacal microbiota of a wild bird species

BACKGROUND: Gastrointestinal bacteria play a central role in the health of animals. The bacteria that individuals acquire as they age may therefore have profound consequences for their future fitness. However, changes in microbial community structure with host age remain poorly understood. We charac...

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Autores principales: van Dongen, Wouter FD, White, Joël, Brandl, Hanja B, Moodley, Yoshan, Merkling, Thomas, Leclaire, Sarah, Blanchard, Pierrick, Danchin, Étienne, Hatch, Scott A, Wagner, Richard H
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3668179/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23531085
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6785-13-11