The role of host traits and geography in shaping the gut microbiome of insectivorous bats

The role of host traits and geography in shaping the gut microbiome of insectivorous bats

ABSTRACTThe gut microbiome is a symbiotic microbial community associated with the host and plays multiple important roles in host physiology, nutrition, and health. A number of factors have been shown to influence the gut microbiome, among which diet is considered to be one of the most important; ho...

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Main Authors: Wentao Dai, Haixia Leng, Jun Li, Aoqiang Li, Zhongle Li, Yue Zhu, Xiaolin Li, Longru Jin, Keping Sun, Jiang Feng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2024-04-01
Series:mSphere
Subjects:
gut microbiome
diet composition
insectivorous bats
16S rRNA
high-throughput sequencing
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/msphere.00087-24

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