[HTML][HTML] Insights into the Gut Microbiome of the South American Leaf-Toed Gecko (Phylodactylus gerropygus) Inhabiting the Core of the Atacama Desert

DS Rivera, V Beltrán, I Gutiérrez-Cortés, C Vargas… - Microorganisms, 2024 - mdpi.com
Living in arid environments presents unique challenges to organisms, including limited food
and water, extreme temperatures, and UV exposure. Reptiles, such as the South American …

Metagenomics Analysis Reveals the Composition and Functional Differences of Fecal Microbiota in Wild, Farm, and Released Chinese Three-Keeled Pond Turtles …

I Khan, R Bu, Z Ali, MS Iqbal, H Shi, L Ding, M Hong - Animals, 2024 - mdpi.com
The intestine of living organisms harbors different microbiota associated with the biological
functioning and health of the host and influences the process of ecological adaptation. Here …

[HTML][HTML] Loggerhead Sea Turtles as Hosts of Diverse Bacterial and Fungal Communities

K Filek, BB Vuković, M Žižek, L Kanjer, A Trotta… - Microbial ecology, 2024 - Springer
Research on microbial communities associated with wild animals provides a valuable
reservoir of knowledge that could be used for enhancing their rehabilitation and …

[HTML][HTML] Antibiotic Resistance of Bacteria Isolated from Clinical Samples and Organs of Rescued Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta) in Southern Italy

E Esposito, A Pace, A Affuso, M Oliviero… - Animals: an Open …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Antimicrobial resistance affects all environments, endangering the health of numerous
species, including wildlife. Increasing anthropic pressure promotes the acquisition and …

[HTML][HTML] 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing-Based Identification and Comparative Analysis of the Fecal Microbiota of Five Syntopic Lizard Species from a Low-Mountain …

I Lazarkevich, S Engibarov, S Mitova, E Vacheva… - Applied …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Studies on the gut microbiome of free-living reptiles in Europe are generally fragmentary
and still missing in Bulgaria. We aimed to identify and compare the fecal microbiota profiles …