Sympatric Yaks and Plateau Pikas Promote Microbial Diversity and Similarity by the Mutual Utilization of Gut Microbiota

Sympatric Yaks and Plateau Pikas Promote Microbial Diversity and Similarity by the Mutual Utilization of Gut Microbiota

Interactions between species provide the basis for understanding coexisting mechanisms. The plateau pika (<i>Ochotona curzoniae</i>) and the yak (<i>Bos grunniens</i>) are considered competitors because they have shared habitats and consumed similar food on the Qinghai–Tibeta...

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Main Authors: Haibo Fu, Liangzhi Zhang, Chao Fan, Wenjing Li, Chuanfa Liu, He Zhang, Qi Cheng, Yanming Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Microorganisms
Subjects:
gut microbiota
plateau pika
yak
horizontal transmission
reciprocity
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/9/9/1890

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