Composition and diversity of gut microbiota in Pomacea canaliculata in sexes and between developmental stages

Abstract Background The apple snail, Pomacea canaliculata, is one of the world’s 100 worst invasive alien species and vector of some pathogens relevant to human health. Methods On account of the importance of gut microbiota to the host animals, we compared the communities of the intestinal microbiot...

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Main Authors: Lian Chen, Shuxian Li, Qi Xiao, Ying Lin, Xuexia Li, Yanfu Qu, Guogan Wu, Hong Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-021-02259-2