Comparison of Gut Microbiota Between Golden and Brown Noble Scallop Chlamys nobilis and Its Association With Carotenoids

Many marine bivalves are regarded as healthy foods due to their high carotenoid content. Only plants and microorganisms have natural carotenoids biosynthesis ability, hence, animals such as bivalves must obtain carotenoids from their diets. Due to the filter-feeding behavior of bivalves, they have h...

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Main Authors: Hongxing Liu, Kar Soon Tan, Xinxu Zhang, Hongkuan Zhang, Dewei Cheng, Ye Ting, Shengkang Li, Hongyu Ma, Huaiping Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2020.00036/full