A Comparative Study on the Faecal Bacterial Community and Potential Zoonotic Bacteria of Muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) in Northeast Greenland, Northwest Greenland and Norway
Muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) are ruminants adapted to a high-fibre diet. There is increasing interest in the role that gut microbes play in the digestion and utilization of these specialized diets but only limited data available on the gut microbiome of high-Arctic animals. In this study, we metabarc...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:f4d283d2bcc04222a48d6986b752a672 2023-05-15T14:57:43+02:00 A Comparative Study on the Faecal Bacterial Community and Potential Zoonotic Bacteria of Muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) in Northeast Greenland, Northwest Greenland and Norway Emilie U. Andersen-Ranberg Christopher J. Barnes Linett Rasmussen Alejandro Salgado-Flores Carsten Grøndahl Jesper B. Mosbacher Anders J. Hansen Monica Alterskjær Sundset Niels Martin Schmidt Christian Sonne 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms6030076 https://doaj.org/article/f4d283d2bcc04222a48d6986b752a672 EN eng MDPI AG http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/6/3/76 https://doaj.org/toc/2076-2607 2076-2607 doi:10.3390/microorganisms6030076 https://doaj.org/article/f4d283d2bcc04222a48d6986b752a672 Microorganisms, Vol 6, Iss 3, p 76 (2018) Ovibos moschatus muskoxen Arctic zoonoses 16S rRNA metabarcoding faecal bacterial community Biology (General) QH301-705.5 article 2018 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms6030076 2022-12-31T04:45:06Z Muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) are ruminants adapted to a high-fibre diet. There is increasing interest in the role that gut microbes play in the digestion and utilization of these specialized diets but only limited data available on the gut microbiome of high-Arctic animals. In this study, we metabarcoded the 16S rRNA region of faecal samples from muskoxen of Northeast Greenland, Northwest Greenland and Norway, and quantified the effects of physiological and temporal factors on bacterial composition. We found significant effects of body mass, year of sampling and location on the gut bacterial communities of North East Greenland muskoxen. These effects were however dwarfed by the effects of location, emphasizing the importance of the local ecology on the gut bacterial community. Habitat alterations and rising temperatures may therefore have a considerable impact on muskoxen health and reproductive success. Moreover, muskoxen are hunted and consumed in Greenland, Canada and Alaska; therefore, this study also screened for potential zoonoses of food safety interest. A total of 13 potentially zoonotic genera were identified, including the genera Erysipelothrix and Yersinia implicated in recent mass die-offs of the muskoxen themselves. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic East Greenland Greenland ovibos moschatus Alaska Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Canada Greenland Norway Microorganisms 6 3 76 |
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Ovibos moschatus muskoxen Arctic zoonoses 16S rRNA metabarcoding faecal bacterial community Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Emilie U. Andersen-Ranberg Christopher J. Barnes Linett Rasmussen Alejandro Salgado-Flores Carsten Grøndahl Jesper B. Mosbacher Anders J. Hansen Monica Alterskjær Sundset Niels Martin Schmidt Christian Sonne A Comparative Study on the Faecal Bacterial Community and Potential Zoonotic Bacteria of Muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) in Northeast Greenland, Northwest Greenland and Norway |
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Muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) are ruminants adapted to a high-fibre diet. There is increasing interest in the role that gut microbes play in the digestion and utilization of these specialized diets but only limited data available on the gut microbiome of high-Arctic animals. In this study, we metabarcoded the 16S rRNA region of faecal samples from muskoxen of Northeast Greenland, Northwest Greenland and Norway, and quantified the effects of physiological and temporal factors on bacterial composition. We found significant effects of body mass, year of sampling and location on the gut bacterial communities of North East Greenland muskoxen. These effects were however dwarfed by the effects of location, emphasizing the importance of the local ecology on the gut bacterial community. Habitat alterations and rising temperatures may therefore have a considerable impact on muskoxen health and reproductive success. Moreover, muskoxen are hunted and consumed in Greenland, Canada and Alaska; therefore, this study also screened for potential zoonoses of food safety interest. A total of 13 potentially zoonotic genera were identified, including the genera Erysipelothrix and Yersinia implicated in recent mass die-offs of the muskoxen themselves. |
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Emilie U. Andersen-Ranberg Christopher J. Barnes Linett Rasmussen Alejandro Salgado-Flores Carsten Grøndahl Jesper B. Mosbacher Anders J. Hansen Monica Alterskjær Sundset Niels Martin Schmidt Christian Sonne |
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Emilie U. Andersen-Ranberg Christopher J. Barnes Linett Rasmussen Alejandro Salgado-Flores Carsten Grøndahl Jesper B. Mosbacher Anders J. Hansen Monica Alterskjær Sundset Niels Martin Schmidt Christian Sonne |
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A Comparative Study on the Faecal Bacterial Community and Potential Zoonotic Bacteria of Muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) in Northeast Greenland, Northwest Greenland and Norway |
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A Comparative Study on the Faecal Bacterial Community and Potential Zoonotic Bacteria of Muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) in Northeast Greenland, Northwest Greenland and Norway |
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A Comparative Study on the Faecal Bacterial Community and Potential Zoonotic Bacteria of Muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) in Northeast Greenland, Northwest Greenland and Norway |
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A Comparative Study on the Faecal Bacterial Community and Potential Zoonotic Bacteria of Muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) in Northeast Greenland, Northwest Greenland and Norway |
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A Comparative Study on the Faecal Bacterial Community and Potential Zoonotic Bacteria of Muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) in Northeast Greenland, Northwest Greenland and Norway |
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comparative study on the faecal bacterial community and potential zoonotic bacteria of muskoxen (ovibos moschatus) in northeast greenland, northwest greenland and norway |
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