Metagenomic analysis reveals a functional signature for biomass degradation by cecal microbiota in the leaf-eating flying squirrel (<it>Petaurista alborufus lena</it>)
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Animals co-evolve with their gut microbiota; the latter can perform complex metabolic reactions that cannot be done independently by the host. Although the importance of gut microbiota has been well demonstrated, there is a paucity o...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-09-01
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| Series: | BMC Genomics |
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| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/13/466 |