The Bamboo-Eating Giant Panda Harbors a Carnivore-Like Gut Microbiota, with Excessive Seasonal Variations
ABSTRACT The giant panda evolved from omnivorous bears. It lives on a bamboo-dominated diet at present, but it still retains a typical carnivorous digestive system and is genetically deficient in cellulose-digesting enzymes. To find out whether this endangered mammalian species, like other herbivore...
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| Language: | EN |
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American Society for Microbiology
2015
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/cd43418b8eb2423e82b3f60787bb71a6 |
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