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Date Issued
2016Author
Hale, Vanessa L.Tan, Chia L.
Niu, Kefeng
Yang, Yeqin
Cui, Duoying
Zhao, Hongxia
Knight, Rob
Amato, Katherine R.
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Journal of Microbiological MethodsVolume
130Start page
180End page
188
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167701216302676Abstract
Gut microbiota can provide great insight into host health, and studies of the gut microbiota in wildlife are becoming more common. However, the effects of field conditions on gut microbial samples are unknown. This study addresses the following questions: 1) How do environmental factors such as sunlight and insect infestations affect fecal microbial DNA? 2) How does fecal microbial DNA change over time after defecation? 3) How does storage method affect microbial DNA? Fresh fecal samples were collected, pooled, and homogenized from a family group of 6 spider monkeys, Ateles geoffroyi....Type
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© 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1016/j.mimet.2016.09.017
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