Host-Gut Microbiome Metabolic Interactions in PFAS-Impacted Freshwater Turtles (Emydura macquarii macquarii).

ABSTRACT: Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a growing concern for humans, wildlife, and more broadly, ecosystem health. Previously, we characterised the microbial and biochemical impact of elevated PFAS on the gut microbiome of freshwater turtles (Emydura macquarii macquarii) within a contaminated catchment in Queensland, Australia. However, the understanding of PFAS impacts on this species and other aquatic organisms is still very limited, especially at the host-gut microbiome molecular interaction level. To this end, the present study aimed to apply these leading-edge omics technologies within an integrated framework that provides biological insight into the host turtle-turtle gut microbiome interactions of PFAS-impacted wild-caught freshwater turtles. For this purpose, faecal s

SUBMITTER: Beale DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9415956 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature