Isolation and identification of gastrointestinal microbiota from the short-nosedfruit bat Cynopterus brachyotis brachyotis

• Main Authors: Diane Sunira Daniela, Yau Kit Nga, Ee Ley Chuaa, Yogis Arumugama, Jayaraj V.K
• Format: Non-Indexed Article
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/7829/

Studies on the microbial ecology of gut microbiota in bats are limited and such information is necessary in determining the ecological significance of these hosts. Short-nosed fruit bats (Cynopterus brachyotisbrachyotis) are good candidates for microbiota studies given their close association with h...