Functional Characteristics of the Flying Squirrel's Cecal Microbiota under a Leaf-Based Diet, Based on Multiple Meta-Omic Profiling

Functional Characteristics of the Flying Squirrel's Cecal Microbiota under a Leaf-Based Diet, Based on Multiple Meta-Omic Profiling

Mammalian herbivores rely on microbial activities in an expanded gut chamber to convert plant biomass into absorbable nutrients. Distinct from ruminants, small herbivores typically have a simple stomach but an enlarged cecum to harbor symbiotic microbes; however, knowledge of this specialized gut st...

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Main Authors: Hsiao-Pei Lu, Po-Yu Liu, Yu-bin Wang, Ji-Fan Hsieh, Han-Chen Ho, Shiao-Wei Huang, Chung-Yen Lin, Chih-hao Hsieh, Hon-Tsen Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
animal-microbe interaction
ecological adaptation
gut microbiota
metabolomics
metagenomics
metatranscriptomics
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.02622/full

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