Gut microbiota composition and metabolomic profiles of wild and captive Chinese monals (Lophophorus lhuysii).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Chinese monal (Lophophorus lhuysii) is an endangered bird species, with a wild population restricted to the mountains in southwest China, and only one known captive population in the world. We investigated the fecal microbiota and metabolome of wild and captive Chinese monals to explore differences and similarities in nutritional status and digestive characteristics. An integrated approach combining 16S ribosomal RNA (16S rRNA) gene sequencing and ultra-high performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) based metabolomics were used to examine the fecal microbiota composition and the metabolomic profile of Chinese monals.

Results

The results showed that the alpha diversity of gut microbes in the wild group were significantly higher than that in the captive group an

SUBMITTER: Jiang D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7713318 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature