Alien invasions and gut "island biogeography".
basic_science · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2014.09.043.
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Abstract
Animals harbor gut microbiota characteristic of the host and diet of origin. Whether bacteria from diverse nonindigenous origins successfully invade foreign gut habitats is not well known. Now, Seedorf et al. show that microbiota from a variety of disparate habitats can successfully colonize and compete in the mammalian gut environment.
Medical subject headings
- Bacteria
- Gastrointestinal Tract
- Mice