Analysis of Scat for Gut Microbiome Identification in Wolves from a Mediterranean and an Alpine Area
The gut microbiome can play a fundamental role in several processes associated with an organism’s ecology, and research on the microbiota of wild animals has flourished in the last decades. Microbiome composition can vary across and within species according to taxonomy and environmental variability,...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:e6c1ca2b27794265aab09e78dc0016c1 2023-05-15T15:50:44+02:00 Analysis of Scat for Gut Microbiome Identification in Wolves from a Mediterranean and an Alpine Area Francesco Nardi Lorenzo Lazzeri Nicola Iannotti Valerio Donini Claudio Cucini Irene Belardi Francesco Frati Antonio Carapelli Francesco Ferretti 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/d15010037 https://doaj.org/article/e6c1ca2b27794265aab09e78dc0016c1 EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/15/1/37 https://doaj.org/toc/1424-2818 doi:10.3390/d15010037 1424-2818 https://doaj.org/article/e6c1ca2b27794265aab09e78dc0016c1 Diversity, Vol 15, Iss 37, p 37 (2022) Canidae carnivores feeding ecology pack diversity wolf Biology (General) QH301-705.5 article 2022 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/d15010037 2023-01-22T01:28:19Z The gut microbiome can play a fundamental role in several processes associated with an organism’s ecology, and research on the microbiota of wild animals has flourished in the last decades. Microbiome composition can vary across and within species according to taxonomy and environmental variability, including the availability of food resources. Species with a large distribution may exhibit spatial patterns acting at local/regional scales. We considered one of the most widespread and ecologically important predators in the world, i.e., the grey wolf Canis lupus , for which microbiome data is unduly limited. We studied four packs in different ecological conditions in Italy—two packs from a Mediterranean coastal area and two packs from an Alpine range—using an amplicon sequencing barcoding approach. Overall, our results are consistent with food habits entailing a diet largely based on wild prey and agree with findings obtained on other species of canids. If confirmed through a larger sample, they would support the hypothesis of an influence of the shared evolutionary history across canids on the composition of the gut microbiome. Some emerging differences were observed among packs in terms of species composition (Jaccard) and diversity, providing partial support to recent indications on pack identity as a significant determinant of microbiome composition. These results should be considered preliminary results of gut microbiome composition in our study areas. Article in Journal/Newspaper Canis lupus Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Diversity 15 1 37 |
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The gut microbiome can play a fundamental role in several processes associated with an organism’s ecology, and research on the microbiota of wild animals has flourished in the last decades. Microbiome composition can vary across and within species according to taxonomy and environmental variability, including the availability of food resources. Species with a large distribution may exhibit spatial patterns acting at local/regional scales. We considered one of the most widespread and ecologically important predators in the world, i.e., the grey wolf Canis lupus , for which microbiome data is unduly limited. We studied four packs in different ecological conditions in Italy—two packs from a Mediterranean coastal area and two packs from an Alpine range—using an amplicon sequencing barcoding approach. Overall, our results are consistent with food habits entailing a diet largely based on wild prey and agree with findings obtained on other species of canids. If confirmed through a larger sample, they would support the hypothesis of an influence of the shared evolutionary history across canids on the composition of the gut microbiome. Some emerging differences were observed among packs in terms of species composition (Jaccard) and diversity, providing partial support to recent indications on pack identity as a significant determinant of microbiome composition. These results should be considered preliminary results of gut microbiome composition in our study areas. |
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Francesco Nardi Lorenzo Lazzeri Nicola Iannotti Valerio Donini Claudio Cucini Irene Belardi Francesco Frati Antonio Carapelli Francesco Ferretti |
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Francesco Nardi Lorenzo Lazzeri Nicola Iannotti Valerio Donini Claudio Cucini Irene Belardi Francesco Frati Antonio Carapelli Francesco Ferretti |
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Analysis of Scat for Gut Microbiome Identification in Wolves from a Mediterranean and an Alpine Area |
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Analysis of Scat for Gut Microbiome Identification in Wolves from a Mediterranean and an Alpine Area |
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Analysis of Scat for Gut Microbiome Identification in Wolves from a Mediterranean and an Alpine Area |
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Analysis of Scat for Gut Microbiome Identification in Wolves from a Mediterranean and an Alpine Area |
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Analysis of Scat for Gut Microbiome Identification in Wolves from a Mediterranean and an Alpine Area |
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analysis of scat for gut microbiome identification in wolves from a mediterranean and an alpine area |
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