Baleen whales host a unique gut microbiome with similarities to both carnivores and herbivores

Mammals host gut microbiomes of immense physiological consequence, but the determinants of diversity in these communities remain poorly understood. Diet appears to be the dominant factor, but host phylogeny also seems to be an important, if unpredictable, correlate. Here we show that baleen whales,...

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Autores principales: Sanders, Jon G., Beichman, Annabel C., Roman, Joe, Scott, Jarrod J., Emerson, David, McCarthy, James J., Girguis, Peter R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Pub. Group 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4595633/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26393325
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms9285

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4595633/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26393325
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms9285

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