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ArticleScientific reports2020

No correlation between microbiota composition and blood parameters in nesting flatback turtles (Natator depressus).

T Franciscus Scheelings, Robert J Moore, Thi Thu Hao Van, Marcel Klaassen, Richard D Reina

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T Franciscus ScheelingsSchool of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Wellington Rd, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia. fscheelings@hotmail.com.
Robert J MooreSchool of Science, RMIT University, Bundoora West Campus, Plenty Rd, Bundoora, Victoria, 3083, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0776-5861
Thi Thu Hao VanSchool of Science, RMIT University, Bundoora West Campus, Plenty Rd, Bundoora, Victoria, 3083, Australia.
Marcel KlaassenCentre for Integrative Ecology, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Victoria, 3216, Australia.
Richard D ReinaSchool of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Wellington Rd, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The microbiota is considered critical for normal vertebrate homeostasis and it may exert its effects at a local level within the gastrointestinal tract, or systemically through the production of bacterial metabolites. To date, investigations into the role that the microbiota plays in reptile physiology are rare. To address this knowledge gap, we explored the relationship between differences in microbial communities to see if they accounted for differences in haematology and biochemistry values, in different populations of nesting flatback turtles (Natator depressus). We found that microbiota composition was not correlated to any of the blood analytes we measured in flatbacks. This study is the first of its kind in reptiles and highlights the need for further investigations to determine mechanisms by which the microbiota influences the physiology and health of reptiles.

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AnimalsFemaleGastrointestinal MicrobiomeNesting BehaviorTurtles

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PMID32433567
PMCPMC7239873

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