Investigation of the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) hindgut microbiome via 16S pyrosequencing

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 167, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 554-564

  Barker, Christopher J ^a   Gillett, Amber ^b   Polkinghorne, Adam ^a   Timms, Peter ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b Australia Zoo Queensland   (Australia)

Author keywords

16S; 16SrRNA sequencing; Gut microbiome; Koala; Microbiome

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTEROIDETES; CECUM; COLON; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FECES; FEMALE; FIRMICUTES; KOALA; MALE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIOME; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PYROSEQUENCING; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

BACTEROIDETES; EUCALYPTUS; FIRMICUTES; PHASCOLARCTIDAE; PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS;

16S; 16SRRNA SEQUENCING; GUT MICROBIOME; KOALA; MICROBIOME;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CECUM; COLON; FECES; INTESTINES; MICROBIOTA; PHASCOLARCTIDAE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUEENSLAND; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84888054959     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: 18732542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2013.08.025     Document Type: Article

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