Comparative analyses of vertebrate gut microbiomes reveal convergence between birds and bats

SJ Song, JG Sanders, F Delsuc, J Metcalf, K Amato… - MBio, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Diet and host phylogeny drive the taxonomic and functional contents of the gut microbiome
in mammals, yet it is unknown whether these patterns hold across all vertebrate lineages …

Ecology and host identity outweigh evolutionary history in shaping the bat microbiome

HL Lutz, EW Jackson, PW Webala, WS Babyesiza… - Msystems, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Recent studies of mammalian microbiomes have identified strong phylogenetic effects on
bacterial community composition. Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) are among the most …

Temporal and regional variability in the skin microbiome of humpback whales along the Western Antarctic Peninsula

KC Bierlich, C Miller, E DeForce… - Applied and …, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
The skin is the first line of defense between an animal and its environment, and disruptions
in skin-associated microorganisms can be linked to an animal's health and nutritional state …

Seasonal dietary shifts alter the gut microbiota of avivorous bats: implication for adaptation to energy harvest and nutritional utilization

L Gong, B Liu, H Wu, J Feng, T Jiang - Msphere, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Plasticity in the microbial community composition and function can permit the host to adapt
to ecological, environmental, and physiological changes. Much of the information on the gut …

Experimental evidence for adaptation to species-specific gut microbiota in house mice

AH Moeller, JC Gomes-Neto, S Mantz, H Kittana… - MSphere, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
The gut microbial communities of mammals have codiversified with host species, and
changes in the gut microbiota can have profound effects on host fitness. Therefore, the gut …

Allometry and ecology of the bilaterian gut microbiome

S Sherrill-Mix, K McCormick, A Lauder, A Bailey… - MBio, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Classical ecology provides principles for construction and function of biological
communities, but to what extent these apply to the animal-associated microbiota is just …

Effects of Chronic Stress on the Fecal Microbiome of Malayan Pangolins (Manis javanica) Rescued from the Illegal Wildlife Trade

D Yan, D Hu, K Li, B Li, X Zeng, J Chen, Y Li… - Current …, 2021 - Springer
Pangolins (scaly anteaters, Pholidota) are among those mammals that are most affected by
the international, illegal wildlife trade. Recently, wildlife rescue centers in China became …

Metagenomics uncovers dietary adaptations for chitin digestion in the gut microbiota of convergent myrmecophagous mammals

S Teullet, MK Tilak, A Magdeleine, R Schaub… - Msystems, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
In mammals, myrmecophagy (ant and termite consumption) represents a striking example of
dietary convergence. This trait evolved independently at least five times in placentals with …

Proteome and microbiota analysis reveals alterations of liver-gut axis under different stocking density of Peking ducks

Y Wu, J Li, X Qin, S Sun, Z Xiao, X Dong, MS Shahid… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
This study aimed to determine the impact of stocking density on the liver proteome and cecal
microbiota of Peking ducks. A total of 1,200 21-day-old ducks were randomly assigned to 5 …

Dietary utilization drives the differentiation of gut bacterial communities between specialist and generalist drosophilid flies

JS Chen, SC Tsaur, CT Ting, S Fang - Microbiology Spectrum, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Gut bacteria play vital roles in the dietary detoxification, digestion, and nutrient
supplementation of hosts during dietary specialization. The roles of gut bacteria in the host …