Comparative Analysis of the Gut Microbiota Composition between Captive and Wild Forest Musk Deer

Comparative Analysis of the Gut Microbiota Composition between Captive and Wild Forest Musk Deer

The large and complex gut microbiota in animals has profound effects on feed utilization and metabolism. Currently, gastrointestinal diseases due to dysregulated gut microbiota are considered important factors that limit growth of the captive forest musk deer population. Compared with captive forest...

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Main Authors: Yimeng Li, Xiaolong Hu, Shuang Yang, Juntong Zhou, Tianxiang Zhang, Lei Qi, Xiaoning Sun, Mengyuan Fan, Shanghua Xu, Muha Cha, Meishan Zhang, Shaobi Lin, Shuqiang Liu, Defu Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
gut microbiota
symbioses
functional analysis
Firmicutes
Bacteroidetes
forest musk deer
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.01705/full

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