ReviewFrontiers in microbiology2017
Evolutionary Biology Needs Wild Microbiomes.
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- Diversity and compositional changes in the gut microbiota of wild and captive vertebrates: a meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2021Pooled it
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- Ecological and evolutionary drivers of trait-based symbiosis and phylosymbiosis in avian gut microbiota.Science China. Life sciences · 2026Article
- The elephant (bird) in the room: unknown mechanisms and unresolved impacts of low DNA yields in avian microbiome research.Animal microbiome · 2026Article
- From bystander to key player: unveiling the gut microbiota's role in mediating cyanobacterial toxicity in aquatic animals.FEMS microbiology ecology · 2026Article
- Microbial diversity, antimicrobial resistance and zoonotic implications of the reptile gut microbiota: an updated review.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Review
- Characterization of the gut microbiome of wildFrontiers in microbiomes · 2026Article
- Hologenomic analysis of rectal mucus sampling for detection of adenomatous polyps and colorectal cancer.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Metagenomics reveals seasonal changes of intestinal microbes in Eospalax rothschildi.BMC microbiology · 2025Article
- The Impact of Whole-Animal Fluid Preservation on the Observed Gut Microbiome of Vertebrates: Implications for the Use of Museum Specimens in Microbiome Research.Molecular ecology resources · 2025Article
- An Early-Life Disruption of Gut Microbiota Has Opposing Effects on Parasite Resistance in Two Host Species.Molecular ecology · 2025Article
- Impact of a defined bacterial community including and excludingApplied and environmental microbiology · 2025Article
- Differences in Intestinal Microbiota Between White and Common Cranes in the Yellow River Delta During Winter.Biology · 2025Article
- Uropygial gland microbiota of nearctic-neotropical migrants vary with season and migration distance.Animal microbiome · 2025Article
- Host habitat shapes the gut microbiomes of insular reptilian hosts in the Philippines.ISME communications · 2025Article
- Convergent gut microbiome adaptation and pervasive antibiotic resistome in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau passerines.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Article
- Adaptive characteristics of the gut microbiota of the scaly-sided merganser (Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Article
- Differences in the gut microbiota of the black-faced spoonbill (Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Article
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Abstract
The microbiome is a vital component to the evolution of a host and much of what we know about the microbiome derives from studies on humans and captive animals. But captivity alters the microbiome and mammals have unique biological adaptations that affect their microbiomes (e.g., milk). Birds represent over 30% of known tetrapod diversity and possess their own suite of adaptations relevant to the microbiome. In a previous study, we showed that 59 species of birds displayed immense variation in their microbiomes and host (bird) taxonomy and ecology were most correlated with the gut microbiome. In this Frontiers Focused Review, I put those results in a broader context by discussing how collecting and analyzing wild microbiomes contributes to the main goals of evolutionary biology and the specific ways that birds are unique microbial hosts. Finally, I outline some of the methodological considerations for adding microbiome sampling to the research of wild animals and urge researchers to do so. To truly understand the evolution of a host, we need to understand the millions of microorganisms that inhabit it as well: evolutionary biology needs wild microbiomes.
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