title: The giant panda gut microbiome.
abstract: Giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) are bamboo specialists that evolved from carnivores. Their gut microbiota probably aids in the digestion of cellulose and this is considered an example of gut microbiota adaptation to a bamboo diet. However, this issue remains unresolved and further functional and compositional studies are needed.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China. Electronic address: weifw@ioz.ac.cn.
authors.forename: Fuwen
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
authors.forename: Xiao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002482:Cellulose / Q000378:metabolism; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D000069196:Gastrointestinal Microbiome; D001503:Ursidae / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D002482:Cellulose
keywords: 16S rRNA gene; giant panda; gut microbiome; metagenomics