The effect of toxic pyridine-alkaloid secondary metabolites on the sunbird gut microbiome

Sunbirds feed on tobacco tree nectar which contains toxic nicotine and anabasine secondary metabolites. Our aim was to understand the effect of nicotine and anabasine on the gut microbiota composition of sunbirds. Sixteen captive sunbirds were randomly assigned to two diets: artificial nectar either...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Gunasekaran, Mohanraj, Lalzar, Maya, Sharaby, Yehonatan, Izhaki, Ido, Halpern, Malka
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
Materias:
Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7666580/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33188208
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41522-020-00161-9

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7666580/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33188208
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41522-020-00161-9

Ejemplares similares