Gut site and sex-specific enrichment of bacterial taxa and predicted metabolic pathways in wild American black bear (Ursus americanus).

McKenney EA, De Jesus E, Hatfield T, Hayes D, Holder K, Ivarsson C, Morais N, Payne H, Simpson K, Staal AM, Thompson H, Hildreth R, Olfenbuttel C, Lafferty DJR

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0345317
Published: 2026
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0345317,
  title = {Gut site and sex-specific enrichment of bacterial taxa and predicted metabolic pathways in wild American black bear (Ursus americanus).},
  author = {McKenney EA and De Jesus E and Hatfield T and Hayes D and Holder K and Ivarsson C and Morais N and Payne H and Simpson K and Staal AM and Thompson H and Hildreth R and Olfenbuttel C and Lafferty DJR},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PloS one},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0345317},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0345317}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Gut site and sex-specific enrichment of bacterial taxa and predicted metabolic pathways in wild American black bear (Ursus americanus).
AU  - McKenney EA
AU  - De Jesus E
AU  - Hatfield T
AU  - Hayes D
AU  - Holder K
AU  - Ivarsson C
AU  - Morais N
AU  - Payne H
AU  - Simpson K
AU  - Staal AM
AU  - Thompson H
AU  - Hildreth R
AU  - Olfenbuttel C
AU  - Lafferty DJR
PY  - 2026
JO  - PloS one
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pone.0345317
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EA, M., E, D. J., T, H., D, H., K, H., C, I., N, M., H, P., K, S., AM, S., H, T., R, H., C, O., & DJR, L. (2026). Gut site and sex-specific enrichment of bacterial taxa and predicted metabolic pathways in wild American black bear (Ursus americanus).. PloS one. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0345317

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