Bears And Pandas In Captivity Develop Significantly Different Gut Microbiomes Compared To Their Wild Counterparts, And Giant Pandas In Particular Have Less...

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Article title: Captivity-driven microbiota reshaping: A cross-species analysis of divergent patterns in the gut microbiota of giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), red pandas (Ailurus fulgens), and Asiatic black bears (Ursus thibetanus)

Author countries: China

Funding: This work was supported by the Sichuan Science and Technology Program (No. 2024NSFSC1179, No. 2024NSFSC0387) and the CMC Excellent-talent Program (No. 2024yxGzn05). Wei Guo was the recipient of the following grants: No. 2024NSFSC0387 and No. 2024yxGzn05. His contributions included: • Designing the study • Analyzing the data • Writing the manuscript Ruihong Ning was the recipient of grant No. 2024NSFSC1179. Her contributions included: • Performing the laboratory • Analyzing the data • Writing the manuscript.

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