The associations between intestinal bacteria of Eospalax cansus and soil bacteria of its habitat.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Intestinal bacteria of mammal can be influenced by many factors, environmental bacteria is an important factor. However, there are few studies on the interactions between environmental bacteria and intestinal bacteria in wild mammals. To explore the associations between the intestinal bacteriome and the related environmental bacteriome, the intestinal bacterial communities of Eospalax cansus at three different sites and the bacterial communities of the surrounding soil (outside and inside the cave) at each site were investigated by 16S rRNA sequencing.

Results

The composition and structure between zokor intestinal bacteria and related soil bacteria were distinct, and the soil of zokor habitat harbored significantly higher diversity than that of zokor intestinal ba

SUBMITTER: Zou Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8976338 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature