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Native foods are key to preserving rodent gut bacteria in captivity

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If a woodrat is in captivity and is eating an artificial diet, that finely tuned gut microbiome changes. The research team reports that the native gut microbiome can be preserved in captivity by continuing to feed the animals their native foods instead of an artificial diet.

Source: ScienceDaily.com