Analysis of the distal gut bacterial community by 454-pyrosequencing in captive giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: 16s rrna, giraffe, gut, microbiome, pyrosequencing
2016
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