Heng Min  Cui, Desheng  Li, Lei  Chen, Chengdong  Wang, Hongbo  Dai, Mengliang  Liu, Ling  Zhu, Xiaoyu  Wang, Zhiwen  Xu, Wanzhu  Guo, 
    Aerobic Bacterial Flora of Nasal Cavity of Seven Giant Pandas (<I>Ailuropoda melanoleuca</I>),
    Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances,
    Volume 11,Issue 16,
    2012,
    Pages 3008-3010,
    ISSN 1680-5593,
    javaa.2012.3008.3010,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2012.3008.3010)
    Abstract: The nasal bacterial flora of seven giant pandas was identified by 16S ribosomal RNA (<I>rRNA</I>) gene sequencing analysis. The most widely occurring species were <I> Staphylococcus </I> and <I> Escherichia coli</I>. Several species not known to be associated with giant pandas were present in the study including <I>Pantoea agglomerans</I>, <I>Corynebacterium auriscanis</I>, <I>Kurthia gibsonii</I> and <I>Corynebacterium glutamicum</I>.
    Keywords: Nasal flora;16S rDNA;giant panda;Kurthia gibsonii;China