The carnivorous digestive system and bamboo diet of giant pandas may shape their low gut bacterial diversity

Guo, W; Chen, YF; Wang, CD; Ning, RH; Zeng, B; Tang, JS; Li, CW; Zhang, MW; Li, Y; Ni, QY; Ni, XQ; Zhang, HM; Li, DS; Zhao, JC; Li, Y

Li, Y (corresponding author), Sichuan Agr Univ, Inst Anim Genet & Breeding, Lab Mol Genet & Evolut, 211 Huimin Rd, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, Peoples R China.

CONSERVATION PHYSIOLOGY, 2020; 8 ():

Abstract

The gut microbiota diversity of eight panda cubs was assessed during a dietary switch. Gut microbiota diversity of panda cubs significantly decreased ......

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