Seasonal, spatial, and maternal effects on gut microbiome in wild red squirrels

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Authors

Tiantian Ren · University of Virginia

Stan Boutin · University of Alberta

Murray M. Humphries · McGill University

Ben Dantzer · University of Michigan

Jamieson C. Gorrell · Vancouver Island University

David W. Coltman · University of Alberta

Andrew G. McAdam ·

Abstract

Taken together, the results of this study emphasize the importance of external ecological factors rather than host attributes in driving temporal and spatial patterns of gut microbiota in natural environment.

Topics & Keywords

Gut microbiota and health Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life in Land

Publication Details

Published in: Microbiome

Volume 5, Issue 1, pp. 163-163

DOI: 10.1186/s40168-017-0382-3

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