Animal Age Affects the Gut Microbiota and Immune System in Captive Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus)

Animal Age Affects the Gut Microbiota and Immune System in Captive Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus)

ABSTRACT Gut microbiota is one of the major elements in the control of host health. However, the composition of gut microbiota in koalas has rarely been investigated. Here, we performed 16S rRNA gene sequencing to determine the individual and environmental determinants of gut microbiota diversity an...

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Main Authors: Jiayan Chen, Weijie Lv, Xueli Zhang, Tianyou Zhang, Jian Dong, Zhihui Wang, Tingting Liu, Peng Zhang, Michael Pyne, Guixin Dong, Shining Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-02-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
Subjects:
koalas
age
gut microbiota
immune system
cytokines
animal models
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.04101-22

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.04101-22

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