Effects of predation stress and food ration on perch gut microbiota

Abstract Background Gut microbiota provide functions of importance to influence hosts’ food digestion, metabolism, and protection against pathogens. Factors that affect the composition and functions of gut microbial communities are well studied in humans and other animals; however, we have limited k...

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Main Authors: Yinghua Zha, Alexander Eiler, Frank Johansson, Richard Svanbäck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:Microbiome
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-018-0400-0