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The Bamboo-Eating Giant Panda Harbors a Carnivore-Like Gut Microbiota, with Excessive Seasonal Variations
The giant panda evolved from omnivorous bears. It lives on a bamboo-dominated diet at present, but it still retains a typical carnivorous digestive system and is genetically deficient in cellulose-digesting enzymes. To find out whether this endangered mammalian species, like other herbivores, has su...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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American Society of Microbiology
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4442137/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25991678 http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00022-15 |