Researchers from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden have discovered that as a bear’s lifestyle changes dramatically from season to season, so too does the cocktail of bacteria in its gut.
Seasonal microbiota variation may modulate energy metabolism of the hibernating brown bear
17 Feb 2016by Andreu Prados
A recent study, led by Dr. Fredrik Bäckhed from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, found that seasonal microbiota variation may modulate energy metabolism of the hibernating brown bear.