Strong Stability and Host Specific Bacterial Community in Faeces of Ponies

Tina M. Blackmore; Alex Dugdale; Caroline McG. Argo; Gemma Curtis; Eric Pinloche; Pat A. Harris; Hilary J. Worgan; Susan E. Girdwood; Kirsty Dougal; C. Jamie Newbold; Neil R. McEwan

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0075079

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Strong Stability and Host Specific Bacterial Community in Faeces of Ponies

Tina M. Blackmore,

Affiliation Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales
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Alex Dugdale,

Affiliation Division of Equine Science, Department of Veterinary Clinical Science, University of Liverpool, Leahurst, South Wirral, England
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Caroline McG. Argo,

Affiliation Division of Equine Science, Department of Veterinary Clinical Science, University of Liverpool, Leahurst, South Wirral, England
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Gemma Curtis,

Affiliation Division of Equine Science, Department of Veterinary Clinical Science, University of Liverpool, Leahurst, South Wirral, England
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Eric Pinloche,

Affiliation Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales
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Pat A. Harris,

Affiliation Equine Studies Group, WALTHAM Centre For Pet Nutrition, Waltham-On-The-Wolds, Leicestershire, England
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Hilary J. Worgan,

Affiliation Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales
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Susan E. Girdwood,

Affiliation Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales
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Kirsty Dougal,

Affiliation Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales
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C. Jamie Newbold,

Affiliation Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales
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Neil R. McEwan

* E-mail: nrm@aber.ac.uk

Affiliation Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales
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Strong Stability and Host Specific Bacterial Community in Faeces of Ponies

Tina M. Blackmore,
Alex Dugdale,
Caroline McG. Argo,
Gemma Curtis,
Eric Pinloche,
Pat A. Harris,
Hilary J. Worgan,
Susan E. Girdwood,
Kirsty Dougal,
C. Jamie Newbold

Published: September 11, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0075079

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