Habitat environments impacted the gut microbiome of long-distance migratory swan geese but central species conserved.

ABSTRACT: The gut microbime plays an important role in the health of wild animals. This microbial community could be altered by habitat pollution and other human activities that threaten the host organisms. Here, we satellite-tracked a flock of swan geese (Anser cygnoides) migrating from their breeding area (Khukh Lake, Mongolia), with low levels of human activity, to their wintering area (Poyang Lake, China) which has been heavily impacted by human activities. Twenty fecal samples were collected from each site. High-throughput sequencing of 16S and ITS was employed to explore bacterial and fungal composition and diversity of their gut microbiome. Although general composition, alpha-diversity, functional prediction, and the central taxa in the phylogenetic networks showed some similarities between t

SUBMITTER: Wu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6127342 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature