New insights into the microbiota of the Svalbard reindeer Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus

• Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology
• Main Authors: Sylwia eZielińska, Dorota eKidawa, Lech eStempniewicz, Marcin eŁoś, Joanna M Łoś
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016
• Subjects: Arctic; bacterial community; 16S rDNA; non-invasive method; Svalbard reindeer; reindeer faeces; Microbiology; QR1-502; Svalbard; Hornsund; Arctic Archipelago; Rangifer tarandus; Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus; svalbard reindeer; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00170; https://doaj.org/article/920fc693a5ff43b58356fa2e8b7dbedd

Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) is a non-migratory subspecies of reindeer inhabiting the high-arctic archipelago of Svalbard. In contrast to other Rangifer tarandus subspecies, Svalbard reindeer graze exclusively on natural sources of food and have no chance of ingestion of any c...