The critical role of dietary foliage in maintaining the gut microbiome and metabolome of folivorous sifakas

The gut microbiome (GMB) of folivores metabolizes dietary fiber into nutrients, including short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs); however, experiments probing the consequences of foliage quality on host GMBs are lacking. We therefore examined GMB structure and function via amplicon sequencing and Nuclear M...

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Autores principales: Greene, Lydia K., McKenney, Erin A., O’Connell, Thomas M., Drea, Christine M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6160417/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30262842
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-32759-7

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