Characterizing the microbiota in gastrointestinal tract segments of Rhabdophis subminiatus: Dynamic changes and functional predictions
Abstract The gut microbiota helps the host to absorb nutrients and generate immune responses that can affect host behavior, development, reproduction, and overall health. However, in most of the previous studies, microbiota was sampled mainly using feces and intestinal contents from mammals but not...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2019-07-01
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Series: | MicrobiologyOpen |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.789 |