Characterization of the cecum microbiome from wild and captive rock ptarmigans indigenous to Arctic Norway.

Rock ptarmigans (Lagopus muta) are gallinaceous birds inhabiting arctic and sub-arctic environments. Their diet varies by season, including plants or plant parts of high nutritional value, but also toxic plant secondary metabolites (PSMs). Little is known about the microbes driving organic matter de...

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Main Authors: Alejandro Salgado-Flores, Alexander T Tveit, Andre-Denis Wright, Phil B Pope, Monica A Sundset
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213503