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Characterization of the intestinal microbiota of two Antarctic notothenioid fish species.
Extremophiles : life under extreme conditions - 1 Jul 2009
Ward Naomi L, Steven Blaire, Penn Kevin, Methé Barbara A, Detrich William H
Abstract excerpt
The fish fauna of the Southern Ocean is dominated by species of the perciform suborder Notothenioidei, which constitute 46% of fish species and 90% of biomass. Notothenioids have undergone rapid morphological and ecological diversification and developed physiological adaptations to a cold, highly oxygenated environment. Microbes inhabiting animal intestines include those that perform essential nutritional...
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