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. 2020 Jun 11;9(24):e00248-20.
doi: 10.1128/MRA.00248-20.

16S rRNA Gene Amplicon Profiling of Baby and Adult Captive Elephants in Thailand

Sangam Kandel  1   2 , Supaphen Sripiboon  3 , Piroon Jenjaroenpun  1 , David W Ussery  1 , Intawat Nookaew  1 , Michael S Robeson 2nd  1 , Thidathip Wongsurawat  4
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16S rRNA Gene Amplicon Profiling of Baby and Adult Captive Elephants in Thailand

Sangam Kandel et al. Microbiol Resour Announc. .

Abstract

Here, we present a 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequence data set and profiles demonstrating the bacterial diversity of baby and adult elephants from four different geographical locations in Thailand. The dominant phyla among baby and adult elephants were Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, Kiritimatiellaeota, Euryarchaeota, and Tenericutes.

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Bar chart of microbial diversity among baby and adult elephants based on 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing. Each bar represents the relative frequency of each microbial phylum in each sample. The top eight dominant phyla are shown.
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