Investigation on the characteristics of gut microbiota in critically endangered blue-crowned laughingthrush (Garrulax courtoisi). Wang, C., Li, J., Cheng, Y., Tang, H., Xiong, Y., Wu, Y., Wang, L., Liu, D., & Huang, J. Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 297(3):655–670, May, 2022.
Investigation on the characteristics of gut microbiota in critically endangered blue-crowned laughingthrush (Garrulax courtoisi) [link]Paper  doi  abstract   bibtex   
Blue-crowned laughingthrush (Garrulax courtoisi), passeriformes, is a critically endangered bird endemic to China. Gut microbiota is well known to play a pivotal role in host health and survival. Thus, the understanding of the microbial communities associated with Garrulax courtoisi could be beneficial to save this species from the brink of extinction. In this study, we used 16 s rDNA amplicon sequencing to investigate the gut community composition and microbial diversity of the Garrulax courtoisi population reared in Nanchang Zoo. The results showed that there were 31 phyla that were dominated by Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes, and Cyanobacteria in the intestine of Garrulax courtoisi. Compared with previous studies on birds, the Cyanobacteria exhibited an excessive abundance, which may be largely related to the personal lifestyle of Garrulax courtoisi. At the genus level, a total of 552 genera were identified, among which, 21 key genera constituted the core microbiome, including some culturable bacterial genera such as Lactobacillus, Acinetobacter, and Deinococcus. In the meanwhile, we found that there were remarkable intraspecific differences both in terms of microbial community structures, representative biomarkers and predicted functions between the parental generation and their offspring of the population investigated in this study. Furthermore, we also summarized their different eating behaviors and predicted its association with gut microbiota. This study provided the needed pieces of information about these extremely rare birds, Garrulax courtoisi, whose community composition and microbial diversity are hardly known. Importantly, these findings could contribute to our knowledge of the gut health of Garrulax courtoisi and advance the comprehensive conservation of this endangered bird.
@article{wang_investigation_2022,
	title = {Investigation on the characteristics of gut microbiota in critically endangered blue-crowned laughingthrush ({Garrulax} courtoisi)},
	volume = {297},
	issn = {1617-4623},
	url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s00438-022-01875-5},
	doi = {10.1007/s00438-022-01875-5},
	abstract = {Blue-crowned laughingthrush (Garrulax courtoisi), passeriformes, is a critically endangered bird endemic to China. Gut microbiota is well known to play a pivotal role in host health and survival. Thus, the understanding of the microbial communities associated with Garrulax courtoisi could be beneficial to save this species from the brink of extinction. In this study, we used 16 s rDNA amplicon sequencing to investigate the gut community composition and microbial diversity of the Garrulax courtoisi population reared in Nanchang Zoo. The results showed that there were 31 phyla that were dominated by Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes, and Cyanobacteria in the intestine of Garrulax courtoisi. Compared with previous studies on birds, the Cyanobacteria exhibited an excessive abundance, which may be largely related to the personal lifestyle of Garrulax courtoisi. At the genus level, a total of 552 genera were identified, among which, 21 key genera constituted the core microbiome, including some culturable bacterial genera such as Lactobacillus, Acinetobacter, and Deinococcus. In the meanwhile, we found that there were remarkable intraspecific differences both in terms of microbial community structures, representative biomarkers and predicted functions between the parental generation and their offspring of the population investigated in this study. Furthermore, we also summarized their different eating behaviors and predicted its association with gut microbiota. This study provided the needed pieces of information about these extremely rare birds, Garrulax courtoisi, whose community composition and microbial diversity are hardly known. Importantly, these findings could contribute to our knowledge of the gut health of Garrulax courtoisi and advance the comprehensive conservation of this endangered bird.},
	language = {en},
	number = {3},
	urldate = {2022-10-04},
	journal = {Molecular Genetics and Genomics},
	author = {Wang, Cong and Li, Jiawei and Cheng, Yuwei and Tang, Hongbo and Xiong, Yanpeng and Wu, Yongfei and Wang, Luping and Liu, Daoqiang and Huang, Jianhua},
	month = may,
	year = {2022},
	keywords = {Eating behaviors, Garrulax courtoisi, Gut microbiota, Intraspecific differences, Population conservation},
	pages = {655--670},
}

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