The characteristics of gut microbiota and commensal Enterobacteriaceae isolates in tree shrew (Tupaia belangeri)

Abstract Background Tree shrew is a novel laboratory animal with specific characters for human disease researches in recent years. However, little is known about its characteristics of gut microbial community and intestinal commensal bacteria. In this study, 16S rRNA sequencing method was used to il...

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Main Authors: Wenpeng Gu, Pinfen Tong, Chenxiu Liu, Wenguang Wang, Caixia Lu, Yuanyuan Han, Xiaomei Sun, De Xuan Kuang, Na Li, Jiejie Dai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-019-1581-9