Gut Microbiome of Two Rodent Species (<i>Niviventer confucianus</i> and <i>Apodemus agrarius</i>) from Two Regions Exhibit Different Structures and Assembly Mechanisms.

ABSTRACT: The structure and assembly mechanism of wild animal gut microbiota represent persistent research hotspots. Among, the impact of geographic factors on the bacterial co-occurrence network characteristics and assembly mechanism of the gut microbiome remains unclear. Therefore, this study analyzed the gut microbiome of Niviventer confucianus and Apodemus agrarius from Anhui and Hubei provinces. The same alpha diversity pattern was found in the gut microbiome of species from the same region. The gut microbiome of the two rodent species in Anhui region exhibited "small world" characteristics, such as nodes with more local connections to allow interaction information (such as metabolites) to rapidly spread throughout the entire microbial community. In addition, dispersal limitations

SUBMITTER: Li H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12609359 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature