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The Gut Bacterial Community of Mammals from Marine and Terrestrial Habitats

After birth, mammals acquire a community of bacteria in their gastro-intestinal tract, which harvests energy and provides nutrients for the host. Comparative studies of numerous terrestrial mammal hosts have identified host phylogeny, diet and gut morphology as primary drivers of the gut bacterial c...

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Autores principales: Nelson, Tiffanie M., Rogers, Tracey L., Brown, Mark V.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3875473/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24386245
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0083655