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Charlotte Theys1, Sarah Jorissen1, Lizanne Janssens1

  • 1Laboratory of Evolutionary Stress Ecology and Ecotoxicology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.

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まとめ

腸内微生物群は 免疫機能と病原体負荷の緯度差に因果的に影響し 地球温暖化への適応の鍵となるメカニズムを明らかにしています この研究は 進化の生態学における 重要かつ見過ごされた要因として 微生物群を強調しています

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