Is Intestinal Bacterial Diversity Enhanced by Trans-Species Spread in the Mixed-Species Flock of Hooded Crane (<i>Grus monacha</i>) and Bean Goose (<i>Anser fabalis</i>) Wintering in the Lower and Middle Yangtze River Floodplain?
Diversity of gut microbes is influenced by many aspects, including the host internal factors and even direct or indirect contact with other birds, which is particularly important for mixed-species wintering waterbird flocks. In this study, Illumina high-throughput sequencing was used to analyze the...
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MDPI AG
2021-01-01
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/1/233 |