The cultivable autochthonous microbiota of the critically endangered Northern bald ibis (Geronticus eremita)

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 13; no. 4; p. e0195255
• Main Authors: Spergser, Joachim, Loncaric, Igor, Tichy, Alexander, Fritz, Johannes, Scope, Alexandra
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 04.04.2018; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Age; Animals; Biological research; Biology and Life Sciences; Bird conservation; Birds; Clostridium perfringens; Colonization; Conservation; Crop; Crops; Diet; Endangered & extinct species; Endangered animals; Endangered species; Health aspects; Hermit ibis; Identification and classification; Infections; Lactobacillus; Medicine and Health Sciences; Microbial activity; Microbiomes; Microbiota; Microbiota (Symbiotic organisms); Microorganisms; Migratory birds; Mucosa; Pasteurellaceae; Physiological aspects; Population; Population number; Poultry; Protection and preservation; Rehabilitation; Species; Taxa; Trachea; Tropism; Veterinary medicine; Wildlife conservation; Central Europe; Austria; Germany

The critically endangered Northern bald ibis (Geronticus eremita) is a migratory bird that became extinct in Europe centuries ago. Since 2014, the Northern bald ibis is subject to an intensive rehabilitation and conservation regime aiming to reintroduce the bird in its original distribution range in...