An overview of bats microbiota and its implication in transmissible diseases

L Federici, M Masulli, V De Laurenzi… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Recent pandemic events have raised the attention of the public on the interactions between
human and environment, with particular regard to the more and more feasible transmission …

Seasonal variation of population and individual dietary niche in the avivorous bat, Ia io

L Gong, H Gu, Y Chang, Z Wang, B Shi, A Lin, H Wu… - Oecologia, 2023 - Springer
The variation in niche breadth can affect how species respond to environmental and
resource changes. However, there is still no clear understanding of how seasonal variability …

Host species influence the gut microbiota of endemic cold-water fish in upper Yangtze river

L Xu, P Xiang, B Zhang, K Yang, F Liu, Z Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The fish gut microbiome plays an important role in nutrition absorption and energy
metabolism. Studying the gut microbes of cold-water fish is important to understand the …

Nasotracheal microbiota of nestlings of parent white storks with different foraging habits in Spain

IN Abdullahi, G Juárez-Fernández, U Höfle… - EcoHealth, 2023 - Springer
Migratory storks could be vectors of transmission of bacteria of public health concern
mediated by the colonization, persistence and excretion of such bacteria. This study aims to …

Gut Microbiota Composition of Insectivorous Synanthropic and Fructivorous Zoo Bats: A Direct Metagenomic Comparison

IV Popov, IV Popov, AA Krikunova, TA Lipilkina… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Bats are natural reservoirs for many emerging viral diseases. That is why their virome is
widely studied. But at the same time, studies of their bacterial gut microbiota are limited …

Temporal variations in the gut microbiota of the globally endangered Sichuan partridge (Arborophila rufipectus): Implications for adaptation to seasonal dietary change …

K Tang, L Tao, Y Wang, Q Wang, C Fu… - Applied and …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Host-associated microbiotas are known to influence host health by aiding digestion,
metabolism, nutrition, physiology, immune function, and pathogen resistance. Although an …

Sex differences and individual variability in the captive Jamaican fruit bat (Artibeus jamaicensis) intestinal microbiome and metabolome

JC Riopelle, A Shamsaddini, MG Holbrook… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The intestinal microbiome plays an important role in mammalian health, disease, and
immune function. In light of this function, recent studies have aimed to characterize the …

Pest suppression services and dietary niche differentiation of bats in Chinese smallholder farming systems: Implications for integrated pest management

Y Liu, Y Geng, Z Huang, J Feng, T Jiang - Journal of Pest Science, 2023 - Springer
Smallholder farming systems make a vital contribution to food security. However, pests pose
a significant challenge to the productivity and sustainability of these agricultural systems …

Comparative study of the function and structure of the gut microbiota in Siberian musk deer and Forest musk deer

R Su, M Dalai, B Luvsantseren, C Chimedtseren… - Applied Microbiology …, 2022 - Springer
Musk deer are famous for their secretion of musk; however, the scale of artificial breeding of
musk deer is limited. Considering the lack of a comprehensive understanding of the gut …

The gut microbiota of bats confers tolerance to influenza virus (H1N1) infection in mice

B Liu, X Chen, L Zhou, J Li, D Wang… - Transboundary and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Pathogens from wild animals cause approximately 60% of emerging infectious diseases
(EIDs). Studies on the immune systems of natural hosts are helpful for preventing the spread …