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. 2014 Oct 9;159(2):233-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2014.09.043.

Alien invasions and gut "island biogeography"

Edward F DeLong  1
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Alien invasions and gut "island biogeography"

Edward F DeLong. Cell. .
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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.

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  • Bacteria from diverse habitats colonize and compete in the mouse gut.
    Seedorf H, Griffin NW, Ridaura VK, Reyes A, Cheng J, Rey FE, Smith MI, Simon GM, Scheffrahn RH, Woebken D, Spormann AM, Van Treuren W, Ursell LK, Pirrung M, Robbins-Pianka A, Cantarel BL, Lombard V, Henrissat B, Knight R, Gordon JI. Seedorf H, et al. Cell. 2014 Oct 9;159(2):253-66. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2014.09.008. Epub 2014 Oct 2. Cell. 2014. PMID: 25284151 Free PMC article.

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