Captivity Influences the Gut Microbiome of Rhinopithecus roxellana

Ex situ (captivity in zoos) is regarded as an important form of conservation for endangered animals. Many studies have compared differences in the gut microbiome between captive and wild animals, but few have explained those differences at the functional level due to the limited amount of 16S rRNA d...

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Main Authors: Xiaochen Wang, Ziming Wang, Huijuan Pan, Jiwei Qi, Dayong Li, Liye Zhang, Ying Shen, Zuofu Xiang, Ming Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.763022/full