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: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: reindeer; rumen; microbiome; NGS; arctic zone; Arctic; Bray; nenets; Rangifer tarandus; Tundra
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11030911

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...