Faecal inoculations alter the gastrointestinal microbiome and allow dietary expansion in a wild specialist herbivore, the koala.
Michaela D J BlytonRochelle M SooDesley WhissonKaren J MarshJack PascoeMark Le PlaWilliam FoleyPhilip HugenholtzBen D MoorePublished in: Animal microbiome (2019)
The results suggest that dietary changes can only lead to changes in the GI microbiomes of koalas if the appropriate microbial species are present, and/or that the koala gastrointestinal microbiome influences diet selection.