Pika population density is associated with the composition and diversity of gut microbiota

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 7, Issue MAY, 2016, Pages

  Li, Huan ^a,b   Qu, Jiapeng ^c   Li, Tongtong ^a   Li, Jiabao ^a   Lin, Qiang ^a   Li, Xiangzhen ^a  

^a CHENGDU INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c NORTHWEST INSTITUTE OF PLATEAU BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Composition; Diversity; Gut microbiota; Host population density; Plateau pika

Indexed keywords

DIET; GENE FUNCTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTESTINE FLORA; LACHNOSPIRACEAE; METABOLISM; METAGENOME; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDICTION; RUMINOCOCCACEAE; SPECIES; STAPHYLOCOCCACEAE;

EID: 84973549412     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00758     Document Type: Article

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