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Temporal and geographic distribution of gut microbial enterotypes associated with host thermogenesis characteristics
Xianjiang Tang1,2,3, Liangzhi Zhang1,2, Shi'en Ren1,2,3
1Key Laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Xining, China.
Importance:
The gut microbiotas of small mammals play an important role in host energy homeostasis. However, it is still unknown whether small mammals with different enterotypes show differences in thermogenesis characteristics. Our study confirmed that plateau pikas with different bacterial enterotypes harbored distinct thermogenesis capabilities and employed various strategies against cold environments. Additionally, we also found that pikas with different fungal enterotypes may display differences in coprophagy.
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