openalexFrontiers in Microbiology2026-07-24
Comparative analysis of fecal microbial community diversity between Bactrian camels and Mongolian cattle based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing
Xueqin Ma, Wenyi Ren, Shuangming Yang, Miao Liu, Weihao Kong, Xiaofeng Xu, et al.
Introduction The Alxa region is a typical arid and semi-arid ecosystem in northwestern China, where Bactrian camels and Mongolian cattle coexist under natural grazing conditions but differ markedly in feeding behavior and environmental tolerance. These differences may be reflecte…