Succession of Gut Microbial Structure in Twin Giant Pandas During the Dietary Change Stage and Its Role in Polysaccharide Metabolism

• Published in: Frontiers in microbiology Vol. 11; p. 551038
• Main Authors: Zhan, Mingye, Wang, Lei, Xie, Chunyu, Fu, Xiaohua, Zhang, Shu, Wang, Aishan, Zhou, Yingmin, Xu, Chunzhong, Zhang, Hemin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 22.09.2020
• Subjects: cellulose degradation; Clostridium; functional gene prediction; giant panda cub; gut microbes; Microbiology; succession; Clostridium; succession; functional gene prediction; GH5; gut microbes; giant panda cub; cellulose degradation

Adaptation to a bamboo diet is an essential process for giant panda growth, and gut microbes play an important role in the digestion of the polysaccharides in bamboo. The dietary transition in giant panda cubs is particularly complex, but it is an ideal period in which to study the effects of gut mi...