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Fecal microbiota and diets of muskox female adults and calves

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Title
Fecal microbiota and diets of muskox female adults and calves
Other Titles
사향소 어미와 새끼의 분변 미생물 군집과 먹이원
Authors
천지연
Cho, Hyunjun
Kim, Mincheol
박현제
Park, Tae-Yoon S.
Lee, Won Young
Issue Date
2022
Citation
천지연, et al. 2022. "Fecal microbiota and diets of muskox female adults and calves". ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, 12(5): 1-10.
Abstract
In mammals, the gut microbiome is vertically transmitted during maternal lactation at birth. In this study, we investigated the gut microbiome and diets of muskox, a large herbivore inhabiting in the high Arctic. We compared the microbiota composition using bacterial 16S rRNA gene sequencing and diets using stable isotope analysis of muskox feces of six female adults and four calves on Ella Island, East Greenland. Firmicutes were the most abundant bacterial phylum in both the adults and calves, comprising 94.36% and 94.03%, respectively. Significant differences were observed in the relative abundance of the two Firmicutes families. The adults were primarily dominated by Ruminococcaceae (73.90%), and the calves were dominated by both Ruminococcaceae (56.25%) and Lachnospiraceae (24.00%). Stable isotope analysis of the feces in the study area revealed that both adults and calves had similar ranges of 13C and 15N, likely derived from the dominant diet plants. Despite their similar diets, the different gut microbiome compositions in muskox adults and calves indicate that the gut microbiome of the calves may not be fully colonized to the extent of that of the adults.
URI
https://repository.kopri.re.kr/handle/201206/14131
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8879
Type
Article
Station
기타()
Indexed
SCIE
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2022-2022, Advancement into unexplored areas of North Greenland through paleoenvironment and animal evolution research (22-22) / Park, Tae-Yoon S. (PE22060)
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