Metagenomic Analysis of the Fecal Microbiomes of Wild Asian Elephants Reveals Microflora and Enzymes that Mainly Digest Hemicellulose.
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DOI: 10.4014/jmb.1904.04033
Abstract: To investigate the diversity of gastrointestinal microflora and lignocellulose-degrading enzymes in wild Asian elephants, three wild Asian elephants living in the same group were selected for study from the Wild Elephant Valley in Xishuangbanna nature… read more here.
Keywords: digest hemicellulose; asian elephants; fecal microbiomes; wild asian ... See more keywords