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Comparing Microbiome Sampling Methods in a Wild Mammal: Fecal and Intestinal Samples Record Different Signals of Host Ecology, Evolution

The gut microbiome is a community of host-associated symbiotic microbes that fulfills multiple key roles in host metabolism, immune function, and tissue development. Given the ability of the microbiome to impact host fitness, there is increasing interest in studying the microbiome of wild animals to...

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Autores principales: Ingala, Melissa R., Simmons, Nancy B., Wultsch, Claudia, Krampis, Konstantinos, Speer, Kelly A., Perkins, Susan L.
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/PMC5938605/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29765359
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.00803