Gut Microbiome of Chinese Forest Musk Deer Examined across Gender and Age.

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Abstract
Animal gut microbiota begins to colonize after birth and is functionally indispensable for maintaining the health of the host. It has been reported that gender and age influence the composition of the intestinal microbiome. However, the effects of gender and age on the intestinal microorganism of forest musk deer (FMD) remain unclear. The aim of this study was to establish the relationship between the structure and composition of fecal microbiota of male and female forest musk deer with age. Here, Illumina Miseq 300PE sequencing platform targeting 16S rRNA V3-V4 hypervariable region applied to define the fecal microbiota of male and female FMD with two age groups, juvenile (age 1-2 years) and adult (age 4-10 years). Alpha diversity index did not show significant difference in bacterial diversity between the males and females or among age groups. The intestinal microbiota of FMD was dominated by three phyla, the , and regardless of gender and different ages. Higher proportions of were found in adult male and juvenile female individuals. The composition of was stable with the gender and age of FMD. Interestingly, the relative abundance of genera and were higher in the juvenile FMD. Conversely, proportions of and were abundant in the adult FMD. Higher proportions of Ruminococcaceae, , and were found in the juvenile male groups. They may reflect the different immune resistance of male and female individuals at different stages of development. This study explored the fecal microbiota composition of forest musk deer in relation to gender and age, which may provide an effective strategy for developing intestinal microecological preparations and potential musk deer breeding.
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Authors Zhao, Guijun;Ma, Tianyuan;Tang, Wenjiao;Li, Diyan;Mishra, Shailendra Kumar;Xu, Zhongxian;Wang, Qilin;Jie, Hang;
Journal BioMed research international
Year 2019
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10.1155/2019/9291216
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Keywords
ecosystem services climate adaptation canopy fragmentation carbon uptake street trees urban forest

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