Effects of season and host physiological state on the diversity, density, and activity of the arctic ground squirrel cecal microbiota

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 80, Issue 18, 2014, Pages 5611-5622

  Stevenson, Timothy J ^a   Duddleston, Khrystyne N ^a   Buck, C Loren ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAINS; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

ACETATE CONCENTRATIONS; BACTERIAL DENSITY; BUTYRATE CONCENTRATIONS; GROUND SQUIRRELS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STATE; SHORT-CHAIN FATTY ACIDS;

PHYSIOLOGY;

ABUNDANCE; ACETATE; BACTERIUM; FATTY ACID; HIBERNATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SMALL MAMMAL; SUMMER; TORPOR;

VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; ARCTIC; BACTERIAL LOAD; BIOTA; CECUM; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; SCIURIDAE; SEASON;

ANIMALS; ARCTIC REGIONS; BACTERIAL LOAD; BIOTA; CECUM; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; SCIURIDAE; SEASONS;

EID: 84906337685     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01537-14     Document Type: Article

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