Responses of gut microbiota in crocodile lizards (Shinisaurus crocodilurus) to changes in temperature.

ABSTRACT: The gut microbiota plays an essential role in maintaining the health and fitness of the host organism. As a critical environmental variable, temperature exerts significant effects on animal survival and reproduction. Elevated temperatures can influence the composition and function of the animal gut microbiota, which may have potentially detrimental effects on the host. The crocodile lizard (Shinisaurus crocodilurus) is an ancient and currently endangered reptile species due to human hunting and habitat destruction. Given the predicted shifts in global temperatures in the next century, it is important to understand how warming affects the gut microbiota of these vulnerable lizards, which remains unclear. To determine how the microbial communities change in crocodile lizards in respon

SUBMITTER: Lin Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10684959 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature