Dietary nutrients and the gut microbiota are increasingly recognized to cross-regulate and
entrain each other, and thus affect host health and immune-mediated diseases. Here, we …

Background The gut microbiota of the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), a global
symbol of conservation, are believed to be involved in the host's dietary switch to a fibrous …

Seasonal variations in gut microbiota of small mammals and how they are influenced by
environmental variables are relatively poorly understood. We sampled 162 wild plateau …

Bamboo rats (Rhizomys pruinosus) are among the few mammals that lives on a bamboo-
based diet which is mainly composed of lignocellulose. However, the mechanisms of …

Scope While previously considered inert, recent studies suggest lignin metabolism with
unknown metabolic fates is occurring in the gastrointestinal tract of several animal models …

The gastrointestinal microbiome (GM) of giant panda (GP) plays an important role in food
utilization and health and is also an essential reservoir of resistance genes. Currently, little …

An animal's gut microbiota plays an important role in host health, reproduction and
digestion. However, many studies focus on only a few individuals or a single species …

Widespread use of disinfectants raises concerns over their involvement in altering microbial
communities and promoting antimicrobial resistance. This study explores the influence of …

To explore how the living environment influences the establishment of gut microbiota in
different species, as well as the extent to which changes in the living environment caused by …

We conducted UPLC-MS-based metabolomics, 16S rRNA, and metagenome sequencing on
the fecal samples of 44 captive giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) from four age …