A comparative metagenome survey of the fecal microbiota of a breast- and a plant-fed Asian elephant reveals an unexpectedly high diversity of glycoside hydrolase family enzymes.

A comparative metagenome survey of the fecal microbiota of a breast- and a plant-fed Asian elephant reveals an unexpectedly high diversity of glycoside hydrolase family enzymes.

A phylogenetic and metagenomic study of elephant feces samples (derived from a three-weeks-old and a six-years-old Asian elephant) was conducted in order to describe the microbiota inhabiting this large land-living animal. The microbial diversity was examined via 16S rRNA gene analysis. We generated...

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Main Authors: Nele Ilmberger, Simon Güllert, Joana Dannenberg, Ulrich Rabausch, Jeremy Torres, Bernd Wemheuer, Malik Alawi, Anja Poehlein, Jennifer Chow, Dimitrij Turaev, Thomas Rattei, Christel Schmeisser, Jesper Salomon, Peter B Olsen, Rolf Daniel, Adam Grundhoff, Martin S Borchert, Wolfgang R Streit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0106707

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