Comparative Analysis of Fecal Microbiota in Grasscutter (<i>Thryonomys swinderianus</i>) and Other Herbivorous Livestock in Ghana

Comparative Analysis of Fecal Microbiota in Grasscutter (<i>Thryonomys swinderianus</i>) and Other Herbivorous Livestock in Ghana

The grasscutter (also known as the greater cane rat; <i>Thryonomys swinderianus</i>) is a large rodent native to West Africa that is currently under domestication process for meat production. However, little is known about the physiology of this species. In the present study, aiming to p...

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Main Authors: Kiyonori Kawasaki, Kenji Ohya, Tsutomu Omatsu, Yukie Katayama, Yasuhiro Takashima, Tsuyoshi Kinoshita, Justice Opare Odoi, Kotaro Sawai, Hideto Fukushi, Hirohito Ogawa, Miho Inoue-Murayama, Tetsuya Mizutani, Christopher Adenyo, Yoshiki Matsumoto, Boniface Kayang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-02-01
Series:Microorganisms
Subjects:
cattle
goat
grasscutter
rabbit
sheep
microbiome
<i>prevotella</i>
<i>treponema</i>
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/8/2/265

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