Fecal transplants to help save koalas

ScienceDaily
Aug 20, 2019, 8:04 pm76 pts
Fecal transplants are helping expand koala microbiomes, allowing the marsupials to eat a wider range of eucalypts and possibly survive habitat loss. A study has analyzed and altered microbes in koalas' guts, finding that a fecal transplant may influence what species of eucalypt koalas can feed on.

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