| Literature DB >> 26143242 |
Fuwen Wei1, Xiao Wang2, Qi Wu2.
Abstract
Giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) are bamboo specialists that evolved from carnivores. Their gut microbiota probably aids in the digestion of cellulose and this is considered an example of gut microbiota adaptation to a bamboo diet. However, this issue remains unresolved and further functional and compositional studies are needed.Entities:
Keywords: 16S rRNA gene; giant panda; gut microbiome; metagenomics
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26143242 DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2015.06.004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Microbiol ISSN: 0966-842X Impact factor: 17.079