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Host species shapes the co-occurrence patterns rather than diversity of stomach bacterial communities in pikas.
Applied microbiology and biotechnology - 1 Jul 2017
Li Huan, Li Tongtong, Tu Bo, Kou Yongping, Li Xiangzhen
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The mammalian stomach acts as an important barrier against ingested pathogens into the entire gastrointestinal tract, thereby playing a key role in host health. However, little is known regarding to the stomach microbial compositions in wild mammals and the factors that may influence the community compositions. Using high-throughput sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene, we characterized the stomach bacterial community...
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