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Characterization of the fecal microbiome from non-human wild primates reveals species specific microbial communities.
PloS one - 12 Nov 2010
Yildirim Suleyman, Yeoman Carl J, Sipos Maksim, Torralba Manolito, Wilson Brenda A, Goldberg Tony L, Stumpf Rebecca M, Leigh Steven R, White Bryan A, Nelson Karen E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Host-associated microbes comprise an integral part of animal digestive systems and these interactions have a long evolutionary history. It has been hypothesized that the gastrointestinal microbiome of humans and other non-human primates may have played significant roles in host evolution by facilitating a range of dietary adaptations. We have undertaken a comparative sequencing survey of the...
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