Factors Influencing the Gut Microbiota of Antarctic Seals

• Main Author: Nelson, Tiffanie
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: UNSW, Sydney 2012
• Subjects: southern elephant seal; gut microbiota; sequencing; leopard seal; Antarctica; Antarctic; Arctic; Hydrurga; Antarc*; Elephant Seal; Hydrurga leptonyx; Leopard Seal; Mirounga leonina; Southern Elephant Seal
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.4/51925; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/bitstreams/b653062c-1dfd-4f9f-a0bf-18f587863344/download; https://doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/15477

A mammal’s gastro-intestinal tract houses trillions of bacteria, known as the gut microbiota, which is first acquired during birth. This community provides a number of beneficial functions to the host, including breakdown of food and creation of energy, immunity regulation and cellular development....