Sex differences in gut microbiota composition, function, and assembly in the plateau zokor (Eospalax baileyi) [PDF]
PeerJBackground Gut microbiota play a vital role in nutrient metabolism, immune regulation, and host homeostasis. However, the role of sex differences in shaping the gut microbiota of plateau zokors (Eospalax baileyi) remains unclear.
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Gut Microbiota Regulate Lipid Metabolism via the Bile Acid Pathway: Resistance to Hypoxia in Gansu Zokor (Eospalax cansus). [PDF]
Integr ZoolThe gut microbiota regulates lipid metabolism of Gansu zokor (Eospalax cansus) through the bile acid pathway in hypoxic environments, reflecting the unique survival strategy of subterranean rodents to maintain lipid metabolism homeostasis and flexible energy metabolism in hypoxic environments.
Yang M +5 more
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Comparative transcriptomes reveal geographic differences in the ability of the liver of plateau zokors (Eospalax baileyi) to respond and adapt to toxic plants [PDF]
BMC Genomics, 2023 Background Environmental changes are expected to intensify in the future. The invasion of toxic plants under environmental changes may change herbivore feeding environments.
Yuchen Tan +5 more
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Identifying Suitable Regions for Fritillaria unibracteata Cultivation Without Damage from the Pest Eospalax baileyi [PDF]
PlantsThe plateau zokor, Eospalax baileyi Thomas, is a destructive mammal pest affecting the cultivation of the medicinal plant Fritillaria unibracteata Hsiao et K.C. Hsia.
Changrong Deng +4 more
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Soil Nematodes Regulate Ecosystem Multifunctionality Under Different Zokor Mounds in Qinghai–Tibet Alpine Grasslands [PDF]
BiologyThe Qinghai–Tibet Plateau’s alpine grasslands are ecologically vulnerable. Plateau zokors build mounds that modify soil and vegetation, influencing soil biota.
Xiaodong Zhang +4 more
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Ecology and EvolutionSeveral rodent species are considered global pests owing to their broad dietary habits, with stable gut microbiota enterotypes playing a vital role in host digestion.
Shien Ren +6 more
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Giardia duodenalis in Rodents: A Global Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. [PDF]
Vet Med Sci‐ Giardia duodenalis (also known as G. lamblia or G. intestinalis) is a globally distributed protozoan with zoonotic potential. ‐ This systematic review and meta‐analysis aimed to determine the global molecular prevalence and genotypic distribution of G. duodenalis in rodents, based exclusively on studies using molecular diagnostic techniques. ABSTRACT
Davoodi T +7 more
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RegCloser: a robust regression approach to closing genome gaps [PDF]
BMC Bioinformatics, 2023 Background Closing gaps in draft genomes leads to more complete and continuous genome assemblies. The ubiquitous genomic repeats are challenges to the existing gap-closing methods, based on either the k-mer representation by the de Bruijn graph or the ...
Shenghao Cao, Mengtian Li, Lei M. Li
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Genomic microsatellite characterization and development of polymorphic microsatellites in Eospalax baileyi [PDF]
Scientific ReportsMicrosatellite markers are cost-effective, rapid, efficient, and show great advantages in in large-sample kinship analysis and population structure studies. However, microsatellite loci are seriously underdeveloped in non-model organisms.
Qiqi Hou +5 more
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ZokorDB: tissue specific regulatory network annotation for non‐coding elements of plateau zokor
Quantitative Biology, 2020 BackgroundPlateau zokor inhabits in sealed burrows from 2,000 to 4,200 meters at Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau. This extreme living environment makes it a great model to study animal adaptation to hypoxia, low temperature, and high carbon dioxide concentration.MethodsWe provide an integrated resource, ZokorDB, for tissue specific regulatory network annotation ...
Jingxue Xin +9 more
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