Sex, health status and habitat alter the community composition and assembly processes of symbiotic bacteria in captive frogs.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Frogs are critical economic animals essential to agricultural ecosystem equilibrium. However, Meningitis-like Infectious Disease (MID) often affects them in agricultural settings. While frog-associated microbiota contribute to elemental cycling and immunity, the effects of frog sex and health on gut bacteria remain understudied, and the relationship between frog habitat and soil microbes is unclear. We aimed to determine how frog sex, health status and habitat influence symbiotic bacteria and community assembly mechanism to provide guidance for sustainable frog farming and conservation.

Results

We employed 16S rRNA sequencing to investigate gut microbiota differences in relation to frog sex and health status. We also compared symbiotic communities in frog-aggregat

SUBMITTER: Liu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10804495 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature