Variation in koala microbiomes within and between individuals: effect of body region and captivity status.

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Published in Sci Rep on May 11, 2015

Authors

Niccoló Alfano1, Alexandre Courtiol1, Hanna Vielgrader2, Peter Timms3, Alfred L Roca4, Alex D Greenwood1

Author Affiliations

1: Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany.
2: Tiergarten Schönbrunn, Vienna, Austria.
3: University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, Queensland, Australia.
4: Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA.

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