Sex- and age-specific variation of gut microbiota in Brandt’s voles

Background Gut microbiota plays a key role in the survival and reproduction of wild animals which rely on microbiota to break down plant compounds for nutrients. As compared to laboratory animals, wild animals face much more threat of environmental changes (e.g. food shortages and risk of infection)...

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Main Authors: Xiaoming Xu, Zhibin Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2021-06-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Sex
Age
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/11434.pdf