Captivity affects diversity, abundance, and functional pathways of gut microbiota in the northern grass lizard Takydromus septentrionalis

Abstract Animals in captivity undergo a range of environmental changes from wild animals. An increasing number of studies show that captivity significantly affects the abundance and community structure of gut microbiota. The northern grass lizard (Takydromus septentrionalis) is an extensively studie...

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Main Authors: Jin Zhou, Yu‐Tian Zhao, Ying‐Yu Dai, Yi‐Jin Jiang, Long‐Hui Lin, Hong Li, Peng Li, Yan‐Fu Qu, Xiang Ji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-09-01
Series:MicrobiologyOpen
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.1095