Gut Microbial Alterations in Diarrheal Baer's Pochards (Aythya baeri).

ABSTRACT: The structure and composition of gut microbiota correlate with the occurrence and development of host health and disease. Diarrhea can cause alterations in gut microbiota in animals, and the changes in the gut microbial structure and composition may affect the development of diarrhea. However, there is a scarcity of information on the effects of diarrhea on gut fungal composition and structure, particularly in Baer's pochard (Aythya baeri). The current study was performed for high-throughput sequencing of the fungal-specific internal transcribed spacer 1 (ITS-1) to detect the differences of gut mycobiota in healthy and diarrheal Baer's pochard. Results showed that the gut mycobiota not only decreased significantly in diversity but also in structure and composition. Statistical analy

SUBMITTER: Xi L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8551490 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature