High diversity and unique composition of gut microbiomes in pygmy (Kogia breviceps) and dwarf (K. sima) sperm whales

Mammals host diverse bacterial and archaeal symbiont communities (i.e. microbiomes) that play important roles in digestive and immune system functioning, yet cetacean microbiomes remain largely unexplored, in part due to sample collection difficulties. Here, fecal samples from stranded pygmy (Kogia...

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Autores principales: Erwin, Patrick M., Rhodes, Ryan G., Kiser, Kevin B., Keenan-Bateman, Tiffany F., McLellan, William A., Pabst, D. Ann
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5543158/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28775301
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-07425-z

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5543158/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28775301
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-07425-z

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