ArticleMicrobiology spectrum2026
Gut microbiome plasticity explains the altitudinal distribution pattern and adaptability in a small mammal species (
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- Characterization of gut microbiota in wild Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) from five forests across Thailand.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Gut microbiota variation in captive tortoises is associated with host species, trophic category, and growth rate.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
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Altitudinal distribution patterns of species, a central focus of ecology, predominantly focus on environmental factors and only rarely on the host's intrinsic adaptive capacity. Particularly, the role of gut microbiota has not yet been studied. Here, we used the wild South China Field Mouse (
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