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ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2025

Dietary preferences affect the gut microbiota of three snake species (Squamata: Colubridae).

Guangxiang Zhu, Huina Song, Mingwen Duan, Ji Wang, Jingxue Luo, Shijun Yang, Fei Wu, Jiuyan Jiang, Ji Chen, Wenjiao Tang

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Article in Frontiers in microbiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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  7. Hologenomics Reveals Specialized Dietary Adaptations in the Mengla Snail-Eating Snake.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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Guangxiang Zhu *College of Life Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, China.
Huina Song *College of Life Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, China.
Mingwen DuanCollege of Life Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, China.
Ji WangCollege of Life Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, China.
Jingxue LuoCollege of Life Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, China.
Shijun YangCollege of Life Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, China.
Fei WuCollege of Life Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, China.
Jiuyan JiangCollege of Life Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, China.
Ji ChenCollege of Life Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, China.
Wenjiao TangCollege of Life Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: The gut microbiota is an emerging frontier in animal research, and researchers are increasingly transparent about its importance to animal health. Reptiles, particularly snakes, have not received the same attention given to other vertebrates, and the composition of their wild gut microbiome remains understudied. Methods: In this study, the HiSeq high-throughput sequencing platform was used to sequence and analyze the 16S rRNA V4 region of the gut microbiota of three species ( Results: This study investigated alpha diversity analysis and showed that the gut microbiota richness of RP was significantly higher than that of the other two snakes. The dominant genus of

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