The Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) faecal microbiome differs with diet in a wild population

The Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) faecal microbiome differs with diet in a wild population

Background The diet of the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) is comprised almost exclusively of foliage from the genus Eucalyptus (family Myrtaceae). Eucalyptus produces a wide variety of potentially toxic plant secondary metabolites which have evolved as chemical defences against herbivory. The koala...

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Main Authors: Kylie L. Brice, Pankaj Trivedi, Thomas C. Jeffries, Michaela D.J. Blyton, Christopher Mitchell, Brajesh K. Singh, Ben D. Moore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-04-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Marsupial
Folivore
Microbiome
Plant secondary metabolites (PSMs)
Dietary specialist
Formylated phloroglucinol compounds (FPCs)
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