How do living conditions affect the gut microbiota of endangered Pere David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus)? Initial findings from the warm temperate zone.

ABSTRACT: Reintroduction is an effective strategy in the conservation of endangered species under scientific monitoring. Intestinal flora plays an important role in the envir onmental adaptation of endangered Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus). In this study, 34 fecal samples from E. davidianus were collected from different habitats in Tianjin city of China to investigate differences in the intestinal flora under captive and semi-free-ranging conditions. Based on 16S rRNA high-throughput sequencing technology, a total of 23 phyla and 518 genera were obtained. Firmicutes was dominant in all individuals. At the genus level, UCG-005 (13.05%) and Rikenellaceae_RC9_gut_group (8.94%) were dominant in captive individuals, while Psychrobacillus (26.53%) and Pseudo

SUBMITTER: Yao H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9969852 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature