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Functional Characteristics of the Flying Squirrel's Cecal Microbiota under a Leaf-Based Diet, Based on Multiple Meta-Omic Profiling

Mammalian herbivores rely on microbial activities in an expanded gut chamber to convert plant biomass into absorbable nutrients. Distinct from ruminants, small herbivores typically have a simple stomach but an enlarged cecum to harbor symbiotic microbes; however, knowledge of this specialized gut st...

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Autores principales: Lu, Hsiao-Pei, Liu, Po-Yu, Wang, Yu-bin, Hsieh, Ji-Fan, Ho, Han-Chen, Huang, Shiao-Wei, Lin, Chung-Yen, Hsieh, Chih-hao, Yu, Hon-Tsen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5758534/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29354108
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.02622