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Coordinated transformation of the gut microbiome and lipidome of bowhead whales provides novel insights into digestion

Whale digestion plays an integral role in many ocean ecosystems. By digesting enormous quantities of lipid-rich prey, whales support their energy intensive lifestyle, but also excrete nutrients important to ocean biogeochemical cycles. Nevertheless, whale digestion is poorly understood. Gastrointest...

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Autores principales: Miller, Carolyn A., Holm, Henry C., Horstmann, Lara, George, John C., Fredricks, Helen F., Van Mooy, Benjamin A. S., Apprill, Amy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7031289/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31787747
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41396-019-0549-y