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

• Main Authors: Barbosa, Andrés, Balagué, Vanessa, Valera, Francisco, Martínez, Ana, Benzal, Jesús, Motas, Miguel, Diaz, Julia Inés, Mira, Alex, Pedrós-Alió, Carlos
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Ciencias Veterinarias; Antarctic; Deception Island; Vapour Col; Antarc*; Antarctica; Chinstrap penguin; Pygoscelis antarctica
• Online Access: http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/86258

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...