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| Title |
Diversity of methanogens in the hindgut of captive white rhinoceroses, Ceratotherium simum
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| Published in |
BMC Microbiology, September 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2180-13-207 |
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| Authors |
Yu-heng Luo, André-Denis G Wright, You-long Li, Hua Li, Qi-hong Yang, Ling-juan Luo, Ming-xian Yang |
| Abstract |
The white rhinoceros is on the verge of extinction with less than 20,200 animals remaining in the wild. In order to better protect these endangered animals, it is necessary to better understand their digestive physiology and nutritional requirements. The gut microbiota is nutritionally important for herbivorous animals. However, little is known about the microbial diversity in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) of the white rhinoceros. Methanogen diversity in the GIT may be host species-specific and, or, function-dependent. To assess methanogen diversity in the hindgut of white rhinoceroses, an archaeal 16S rRNA gene clone library was constructed from pooled PCR products obtained from the feces of seven adult animals. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 1 | 50% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 39 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 39 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 31% |
| Researcher | 6 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 15% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 8% |
| Other | 3 | 8% |
| Unknown | 5 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 11 | 28% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 9 | 23% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 6 | 15% |
| Environmental Science | 2 | 5% |
| Unspecified | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 4 | 10% |
| Unknown | 6 | 15% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 10 October 2013.
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#21
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