The cloacal microbiome of a cavity-nesting raptor, the lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Microbial communities are found on any part of animal bodies exposed to the environment, and are particularly prominent in the gut, where they play such a major role in the host metabolism and physiology to be considered a "second genome". These communities, collectively known as "microbiome", are well studied in humans and model species, while studies on wild animals have lagged behind. This is unfortunate, as different studies suggested the central role of the gut microbiome in shaping the evolutionary trajectories of species and their population dynamics. Among bird species, only few descriptions of raptor gut microbiomes are available, and mainly carried out on captive individuals.

Objectives

In this study, we aimed at improving the knowledge of raptor microbi

SUBMITTER: Costanzo A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9548316 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature