The Comparative Analysis of the Ruminal Bacterial Population in Reindeer ( Rangifer tarandus L.) from the Russian Arctic Zone: Regional and Seasonal Effects

• Published in: Animals
• Main Authors: Larisa A. Ilina, Valentina A. Filippova, Evgeni A. Brazhnik, Andrey V. Dubrovin, Elena A. Yildirim, Timur P. Dunyashev, Georgiy Y. Laptev, Natalia I. Novikova, Dmitriy V. Sobolev, Aleksandr A. Yuzhakov, Kasim A. Laishev
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2021
• Subjects: reindeer; rumen; microbiome; NGS; arctic zone; Veterinary medicine; SF600-1100; Zoology; QL1-991; Arctic; Bray; nenets; Rangifer tarandus; Tundra
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11030911; https://doaj.org/article/cd1d1522c48c49768a44096e6f0a9a06

The reindeer (Rangifer tarandus L.) is a unique animal inhabitant of arctic regions. Low ambient temperatures and scant diets (primarily, lichens) have resulted in different evolutional adaptations, including the composition of the ruminal microbiota. In the study presented here, the effects of seas...