Black bear gut biome surprisingly simple, scientists say – Phys.org

In recent decades, researchers have found that most mammals’ guts are surprisingly complex environmentshome to a variety of microbial ecosystems that can profoundly affect an animal’s well-being. Scientists have now learned that the bear appears to be an exception, with its gut playing host to a microbial population that varies little across the intestinal tract.
“It’s the first mammal species where we’ve looked at two separate locations in the gut and found microbial communities that are essentially…

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