Age-Related Differences in the Gastrointestinal Microbiota of Chinstrap Penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica).

The gastrointestinal tract microbiota is known to play very important roles in the well being of animals. It is a complex community composed by hundreds of microbial species interacting closely among them and with their host, that is, a microbial ecosystem. The development of high throughput sequenc...

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Main Authors: Andrés Barbosa, Vanessa Balagué, Francisco Valera, Ana Martínez, Jesús Benzal, Miguel Motas, Julia I Diaz, Alex Mira, Carlos Pedrós-Alió
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4824521?pdf=render