ANALYSIS OF GEOGRAPHIC VARIABILITY OF FECAL MICROBIOMES OF FRATERCULA ARCTICA AND CROSS-COMPARISON OF FECAL MICROBIOMES OF DIFFERENT AVIAN FEEDING TYPES

• Main Author: Martinez, Eric Jose Ramon
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: LSU Digital Commons 2022
• Subjects: Puffin; Microbiome; Avian; Comparative; Diet; Geographic; Bioinformatics; Environmental Microbiology and Microbial Ecology; Microbiology; Finch; Antarc*; antarcticus; Atlantic puffin; fratercula; Fratercula arctica; Pygoscelis papua
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/5607; https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/context/gradschool_theses/article/6681/viewcontent/Martinez_Thesis.pdf

Gastrointestinal (gut) microbiota have a multitude of effects on their host, from aiding in digestion, to facilitating nutrient uptake, detoxification, and interactions with the immune system. Multiple factors have been identified that influence the composition of vertebrate microbiomes; these inclu...