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Virome in Fecal Samples From Wild Giant Pandas (Ailuropoda Melanoleuca) [PDF]

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021
The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) is one of the most endangered mammals in the world; anthropogenic habitat loss and poaching still threaten the survival of wild pandas.
Songyi Ning, Xiang Lu, Min Zhao, Xiaochun Wang, Shixing Yang, Quan Shen, Hao Wang, Wen Zhang   +7 more
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Metagenomic Study Suggests That the Gut Microbiota of the Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) May Not Be Specialized for Fiber Fermentation

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018
Bamboo-eating giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) is an enigmatic species, which possesses a carnivore-like short and simple gastrointestinal tract (GIT).
Wei Guo, Sudhanshu Mishra, Jiangchao Zhao, Jingsi Tang, Bo Zeng, Fanli Kong, Ruihong Ning, Miao Li, Hengzhi Zhang, Yutian Zeng, Yuanliangzi Tian, Yihang Zhong, Hongdi Luo, Yunhan Liu, Jiandong Yang, Mingyao Yang, Mingwang Zhang, Yan Li, Qingyong Ni, Caiwu Li, Chengdong Wang, Desheng Li, Hemin Zhang, Zhili Zuo, Ying Li   +24 more
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Sound transmission in a bamboo forest and its implications for information transfer in giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) bleats. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2018
Although mammal vocalisations signal attributes about the caller that are important in a range of contexts, relatively few studies have investigated the transmission of specific types of information encoded in mammal calls. In this study we broadcast and
Charlton BD, Owen MA, Keating JL, Martin-Wintle MS, Zhang H, Swaisgood RR.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Comparison of Fecal DNA Extraction Kits for the Giant Panda (<i>Ailuropoda melanoleuca</i>) by Short Tandem Repeat Genotype Analysis. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Genetic analysis of short tandem repeat (STR) loci using noninvasive fecal samples is currently the most widely used method in genetic surveys of giant pandas ( Ailuropoda melanoleuca ).
Gao J, Li C, Wu Y, Zhu X, Liu S, Zhang Y, Pang H, Li J, Liu J, Zhao W, Wang Y, Kou J.   +11 more
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Prokaryotic expression of the giant panda VEGFA gene and the preparation and characterization of its monoclonal antibodies [PDF]

Veterinary and Animal Science
Vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA) plays a crucial role in angiogenesis and is closely associated with two major challenges in giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) conservation: reproductive disorders and cancer.
Xiangyu Liu, Feiping Li, Shenfei Wang, Mengshi Zhang, Xianbiao Hu, Yuliang Liu, Rong Hou, Kailai Cai   +7 more
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A novel polyomavirus from the nasal cavity of a giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) [PDF]

Virology Journal, 2017
Background Polyomaviruses infect a wide variety of mammalian and avian hosts with a broad spectrum of outcomes including asymptomatic infection, acute systemic disease, and tumor induction.
Dunwu Qi, Tongling Shan, Zhijian Liu, Xutao Deng, Zhihe Zhang, Wenlei Bi, Jacob Robert Owens, Feifei Feng, Lisong Zheng, Feng Huang, Eric Delwart, Rong Hou, Wen Zhang   +12 more
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Pathology of fatal Baylisascaris schroederi infection in a wild giant panda [PDF]

Parasite
Baylisascaris schroederi McIntosh, 1939 (Ascarididae), a nematode specific to giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), is a major health threat, particularly to wild populations.
Chang Lingling, Zhang Danhui, Wang Yashi, Ren Zun, Wu Yaping, Zhang Qiang, Zhao Guanghui, Pan Guanglin, Wang Xinglong, Zhao Xiaomin, Tong Dewen   +10 more
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Changes in the milk metabolome of the Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) with time after birth: three phases in early lactation and progressive individual differences [PDF]

, 2015
Ursids (bears) in general, and giant pandas in particular, are highly altricial at birth. The components of bear milks and their changes with time may be uniquely adapted to nourish relatively immature neonates, protect them from pathogens, and support ...
Hou, Rong, Kennedy, Malcolm W., Loeffler, I. Kati, Wang, Hairui, Watson, David G., Zhang, Liang, Zhang, Rong, Zhang, Tong, Zhang, Zhihe   +8 more
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First Report of a Novel Hepatozoon sp. in Giant Pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) [PDF]

EcoHealth, 2019
The first report of giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) infected with a novel Hepatozoon species is presented. An intraleukocytic parasite was detected via routine blood smear from a zoo-housed giant panda at the National Zoological Park. Ribosomal DNA
Bratthauer, Ann, Carlin, Ellen P., Durrant, Kate L., Fine, Leah, Fleischer, Robert C., Liu, Songrui, Murray, Suzan, Rodriguez, Juan, Valitutto, Marc T., Walsh, Tim, Wang, Chengdong, Yu, Jennifer H.   +11 more
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No naturally occurring blood group antibodies were detected in the crossmatching of 25 giant pandas [PDF]

Scientific Reports
The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) is a vulnerable species of ursid, endemic to China. With over eight million years of evolution, it is considered a living fossil.
Yonghua Yin, Li Tian, Xia Yan, Chanjuan Yue, Songrui Liu, Ning Song, Jue Wang, Rong Hou, James E. Ayala, Lin Li, Mei Yang, Yunli Li, Dongsheng Zhang, Hong Wang, Zeng He, Rui Zhong, Yingcan Xu, Xintong Xie, Siying Xie, Xiaoyan Su   +19 more
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