Factors shaping the abundance and diversity of the gut archaeome across the animal kingdom

Here, by analyzing 250 species of animals covering a large taxonomic spectrum, the authors show that archaea are common constituent of the animal gut throughout the animal kingdom, and identify six main genera/families of gut archaea revealing their abundance and diversity to be driven by host diet,...

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Main Authors: Courtney M. Thomas, Elie Desmond-Le Quéméner, Simonetta Gribaldo, Guillaume Borrel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31038-4