Detection of a novel Pestivirus strain in Java ticks (Amblyomma javanense) and the hosts Malayan pangolin (Manis javanica) and Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla)
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.988730
Abstract: Pangolins are endangered animals and are listed in the CITES Appendix I of the Convention International Trade Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora as well as being the national first-level protected wild animal in… read more here.
Keywords: amblyomma javanense; malayan pangolin; pangolin; pestivirus ... See more keywords
The gut microbiome of the Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica) reveals its adaptation to specialized myrmecophagy
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.11490
Abstract: Background The gut microbiomes of mammals are closely related to the diets of their hosts. The Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica) is a specialized myrmecophage, but its gut microbiome has rarely been studied. Methods Using high-throughput… read more here.
Keywords: gut; sunda pangolin; gut microbiomes; pangolin manis ... See more keywords
Transcriptomic analysis identifies genes and pathways related to myrmecophagy in the Malayan pangolin (Manis javanica)
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.4140
Abstract: The Malayan pangolin (Manis javanica) is an unusual, scale-covered, toothless mammal that specializes in myrmecophagy. Due to their threatened status and continuing decline in the wild, concerted efforts have been made to conserve and rescue… read more here.
Keywords: malayan pangolin; related myrmecophagy; pangolin manis; manis javanica ... See more keywords