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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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Autores principales: Grond, Kirsten, Kurtz, Courtney C., Hatton, Jasmine, Sonsalla, Michelle M., Duddleston, Khrystyne N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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