2011 and 2012 Early Careers Achievement Awards: Use of genomic biology to study companion animal intestinal microbiota

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2504-2511

  Kerr, K R ^a   Beloshapka, A N ^a   Swanson, K S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Canine; Feline; Genomics; Microbiome

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; DIET; DNA SEQUENCE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FECES; INTESTINE; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DIET; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FECES; INTESTINES; MICROBIOTA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84882651700     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2012-6225     Document Type: Article

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