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Beef cattle that respond differently to fescue toxicosis have distinct gastrointestinal tract microbiota

Tall fescue (Lolium arundinaceum) is a widely used forage grass which shares a symbiosis with the endophytic fungus Epichloë coenophiala. The endophyte produces an alkaloid toxin that provides herbivory, heat and drought resistance to the grass, but can cause fescue toxicosis in grazing livestock. F...

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Autores principales: Koester, Lucas R., Poole, Daniel H., Serão, Nick V. L., Schmitz-Esser, Stephan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7377488/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32701945
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229192