Characterisation of the gut microbial community of rhesus macaques in high-altitude environments

Characterisation of the gut microbial community of rhesus macaques in high-altitude environments

Abstract Background The mammal intestinal microbiota is involved in various physiological processes and plays a key role in host environment adaption. However, for non-human primates (NHPs), little is known about their gut microbial community in high-altitude environments and even less about their a...

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Main Authors: Yuhan Wu, Yongfang Yao, Mengmeng Dong, Tianrui Xia, Diyan Li, Meng Xie, Jiayun Wu, Anxiang Wen, Qin Wang, Guangxiang Zhu, Qingyong Ni, Mingwang Zhang, Huailiang Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Subjects:
Rhesus macaque
Gut microbial community
16S rRNA gene
High-altitude environment
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-020-01747-1

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