Comparing the gut microbiome along the gastrointestinal tract of three sympatric species of wild rodents.

ABSTRACT: Host-microbe interactions within the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) play a pivotal role in shaping host physiology, ecology, and life history. However, these interactions vary across gut regions due to changes in the physical environment or host immune system activity, thereby altering the microbial community. Each animal species may harbor their own unique microbial community due to host species-specific ecological traits such as dietary habits, micro-habitat preferences, and mating behavior as well as physiological traits. While the gut microbiota in wild animals has received much attention over the last decade, most studies comparing closely related species only utilized fecal or colon samples. In this study, we first compared the gut microbial community from the small intestine, cecum, c

SUBMITTER: Anders JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8497572 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature