Age‐associated variation in the gut microbiota of chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica) reveals differences in food metabolism
Abstract Age is known to affect the gut microbiota in various animals; however, this relationship is poorly understood in seabirds. We investigated the temporal succession of gut microbiota in captive chinstrap penguins of different ages using high‐throughput sequencing. The gut microbiota exhibited...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2021-04-01
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| Series: | MicrobiologyOpen |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.1190 |