Fast acquisition of a polysaccharide fermenting gut microbiome by juvenile green turtles Chelonia mydas after settlement in coastal habitats

Fast acquisition of a polysaccharide fermenting gut microbiome by juvenile green turtles Chelonia mydas after settlement in coastal habitats

Abstract Background Tetrapods do not express hydrolases for cellulose and hemicellulose assimilation, and hence, the independent acquisition of herbivory required the establishment of new endosymbiotic relationships between tetrapods and microbes. Green turtles (Chelonia mydas) are one of the three...

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Main Authors: Patricia Campos, Miriam Guivernau, Francesc X. Prenafeta-Boldú, Luis Cardona
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:Microbiome
Subjects:
Tetrapods
Herbivorous
Microbial communities
Chelonia mydas
16S rRNA
Fermentation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-018-0454-z

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