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MHC class II genes influence the gut microbiota of wild golden snub-nosed monkeys.
BMC microbiology - 31 Mar 2026
Yan Ji-Bing, Shi Tian-Qi, Zhang Jin-Bang, Long Fei, Garber Paul A, Li Bao-Guo, Zhang Pei
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BACKGROUND: Gut microbiota play a critical role in host health and nutrition and are regulated by both non-genetic factors such as season, diet, habitat, age, sex, and genetic variation. Although researchers studying mammalian feeding ecology have focused principally on non-genetic influences of gut microbiota composition, there is growing awareness of the important role that genes coding for the major...
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