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Seasonal restructuring of the ground squirrel gut microbiota over the annual hibernation cycle

Many hibernating mammals suspend food intake during winter, relying solely on stored lipids to fuel metabolism. Winter fasting in these species eliminates a major source of degradable substrates to support growth of gut microbes, which may affect microbial community structure and host-microbial inte...

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Main Authors: Carey, Hannah V., Walters, William A., Knight, Rob
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Physiological Society 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3543654/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23152108
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1152/ajpregu.00387.2012
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