Wildlife gut microbiomes of sympatric generalist species respond differently to anthropogenic landscape disturbances.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Human encroachment into nature and the accompanying environmental changes are a big concern for wildlife biodiversity and health. While changes on the macroecological scale, i.e. species community and abundance pattern, are well documented, impacts on the microecological scale, such as the host's microbial community, remain understudied. Particularly, it is unclear if impacts of anthropogenic landscape modification on wildlife gut microbiomes are species-specific. Of special interest are sympatric, generalist species, assumed to be more resilient to environmental changes and which often are well-known pathogen reservoirs and drivers of spill-over events. Here, we analyzed the gut microbiome of three such sympatric, generalist species, one rodent (Proechimys semispinosus)

SUBMITTER: Heni AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10080760 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature