Gut microbiota contribute to high-altitude adaptation in tree sparrows

Gut microbiota contribute to high-altitude adaptation in tree sparrows

ABSTRACT The intricate relationship between gut microbiota and various physiological functions in animals has emerged as a focal point in understanding host adaptability. Unlike the native birds of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP), the tree sparrow (Passer montanus) is believed to have colonized the...

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Main Authors: Tingbei Bo, Gang Song, Mengru Zhang, Xiaoming Xu, Jundong Duan, Huishang She, Yun Fang, Wenting Li, Jing Wen, Jingsong Liu, Dehua Wang, Fumin Lei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2025-08-01
Series:mSystems
Subjects:
energy balance
gut microbiota
plateau
transcriptome
tree sparrow
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/msystems.00630-25
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