A glance at the gut microbiota of five experimental animal species through fecal samples

Abstract Experimental animals including the ferret, marmoset, woodchuck, mini pig, and tree shrew have been used in biomedical research. However, their gut microbiota have not been fully investigated. In this study, the gut microbiota of these five experimental animals were analyzed with 16S rRNA se...

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Main Authors: Zhiguang Xiang, Hua Zhu, Bochao Yang, Hang Fan, Jianguo Guo, Jiangning Liu, Qi Kong, Qingfeng Teng, Haiquan Shang, Lei Su, Chuan Qin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-73985-2