The Giant Panda Gut Microbiome

Overview

Journal Trends Microbiol

Date 2015 Jul 6

PMID 26143242

Citations 35

Authors

Fuwen Wei

Xiao Wang

Qi Wu

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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.

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