Anthropogenic interferences lead to gut microbiome dysbiosis in Asian elephants and may alter adaptation processes to surrounding environments

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 741 - 13
• Main Authors: Moustafa, Mohamed Abdallah Mohamed, Chel, Hla Myet, Thu, May June, Bawm, Saw, Htun, Lat Lat, Win, Mar Mar, Oo, Zaw Min, Ohsawa, Natsuo, Lahdenperä, Mirkka, Mohamed, Wessam Mohamed Ahmed, Ito, Kimihito, Nonaka, Nariaki, Nakao, Ryo, Katakura, Ken
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 12.01.2021; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 631/158/672; 631/326/171; 631/326/2565; 692/699/255/1715; Adaptation; Adaptation, Physiological; Animal populations; Animals; Anthropogenic factors; Asia; Captivity; Digestive system; Dysbacteriosis; Dysbiosis - microbiology; Dysbiosis - physiopathology; Ecosystem; Elephants - microbiology; Environmental Monitoring - methods; Female; Gastrointestinal Microbiome; Gut microbiota; Humanities and Social Sciences; Intestinal microflora; Male; Microbiomes; Microbiota; multidisciplinary; Probiotics; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Translocation; Wildlife; Asia

Human activities interfere with wild animals and lead to the loss of many animal populations. Therefore, efforts have been made to understand how wildlife can rebound from anthropogenic disturbances. An essential mechanism to adapt to environmental and social changes is the fluctuations in the host...