Age-Related Differences in the Gastrointestinal Microbiota of Chinstrap Penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica).

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Andrés Barbosa, Vanessa Balagué, Francisco Valera, Ana Martínez, Jesús Benzal, Miguel Motas, Julia I Diaz, Alex Mira, Carlos Pedrós-Alió
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Science; Q; Antarctic; Deception Island; Vapour Col; Antarc*; Antarctica; Chinstrap penguin; Pygoscelis antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0153215; https://doaj.org/article/cde24926c3084355ac3355f4674144fb

The gastrointestinal tract microbiota is known to play very important roles in the well being of animals. It is a complex community composed by hundreds of microbial species interacting closely among them and with their host, that is, a microbial ecosystem. The development of high throughput sequenc...