Publications by authors named "Amandine Magdeleine"
Article Synopsis
- Myrmecophagous mammals, which specialize in eating ants and termites, have evolved separately across five different placental orders, prompting questions about the role of natural selection versus phylogenetic constraints in their development.
- Researchers generated 29 gut metagenomes from nine different myrmecophagous species to identify over 300 bacterial genomes, focusing on chitin-degrading enzymes crucial for digesting the insects’ tough exoskeletons.
- The findings revealed both common and unique gut bacteria among these species, emphasizing the significance of gut microbial symbionts in the dietary adaptations of myrmecophagous mammals and the evolution of their gut microbiota.
