Comparison of gut microbiota diversity between wild and captive bharals (Pseudois nayaur)

Comparison of gut microbiota diversity between wild and captive bharals (Pseudois nayaur)

Abstract Background Gastrointestinal microbiota play an important role in animal host immunity, nutrient metabolism, and energy acquisition, and have therefore drawn increasing attentions. This study compared the diversity of the gut microbiota of both wild and captive bharals, which is an ungulate...

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Main Authors: Xiangwen Chi, Hongmei Gao, Guosheng Wu, Wen Qin, Pengfei Song, Lei Wang, Jiarui Chen, Zhenyuan Cai, Tongzuo Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
Subjects:
Bharal (Pseudois nayaur)
16S rRNA gene
Gut microbiota
Health assessment
High-throughput sequence analysis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12917-019-1993-7

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