Captivity Shapes the Gut Microbiota of Andean Bears: Insights into Health Surveillance
The Andean bear is an endemic species of the tropical Andes who has an almost exclusively plant-based diet. Since herbivorous mammals do not carry enzymes for fiber degradation, the establishment of symbiosis with cellulolytic microorganisms in their gastrointestinal (GI) tract is necessary to help...
Main Authors: | Andrea Borbón-García, Alejandro Reyes, Martha Vives-Flórez, Susana Caballero |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2017-07-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Microbiology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.01316/full |
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