Pseudomonas-associated bacteria play a key role in obtaining nutrition from bamboo for the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

Pseudomonas-associated bacteria play a key role in obtaining nutrition from bamboo for the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

ABSTRACTGut microbiota plays a vital role in obtaining nutrition from bamboo for giant pandas. However, low cellulase activity has been observed in the panda’s gut. Besides, no specific pathway has been implicated in lignin digestion by gut microbiota of pandas. Therefore, the mechanism by which the...

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Main Authors: Ruihong Ning, Caiwu Li, Maohua Xia, Yu Zhang, Yunong Gan, Yan Huang, Tianyou Zhang, Haitao Song, Siyuan Zhang, Wei Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2024-03-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
Subjects:
giant pandas
gut microbiome
lignin degradation
nutrition
adaptive evolution
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.03819-23

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