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Gut microbiome is affected by gut region but robust to host physiological changes in captive active-season ground squirrels
BACKGROUND: Thirteen-lined ground squirrels (Ictidomys tridecemlineatus) are obligate hibernators and are only active 4–5 months annually. During this period, squirrels rapidly acquire fat for use during hibernation. We investigated how the gut microbiome changed over the active season in the mucosa...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8361659/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34389044 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s42523-021-00117-0 |