Incomplete degradation of lichen usnic acid and atranorin in Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus)

Incomplete degradation of lichen usnic acid and atranorin in Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus)

Previous studies of Eurasian tundra reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) in Norway indicate that their rumen microbiota play a key role in degrading lichen secondary metabolites. We investigated the presence of usnic acid and atranorin in faecal samples from Svalbard reindeer (R. tarandus platyrhyn...

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Main Authors: Michał Hubert Węgrzyn, Paulina Wietrzyk-Pełka, Agnieszka Galanty, Beata Cykowska-Marzencka, Monica Alterskjær Sundset
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2019-01-01
Series:Polar Research
Subjects:
Lichen secondary metabolites
ruminant
faecal samples
Spitsbergen
Arctic
Online Access:https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/3375/9087

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