ReviewTrends in microbiology2022
Do gastrointestinal microbiomes play a role in bats' unique viral hosting capacity?
Review in Trends in microbiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.
- Astrovirus infection alters gut microbial communities in a widespread neotropical bat across human-modified landscapes.BMC microbiology · 2026Article
- Microbiome Stability in Wild and Rehabilitated Insectivorous Bats Revealed by Shotgun Metagenomics.Microorganisms · 2026Article
- Bat-Inspired Longevity: Immune Damage Management and Nutritional Modulation for Healthy Aging.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
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- Virome and Microbiome of Florida Bats Illuminate Viral Co-Infections, Dietary Viral Signals, and Gut Microbiome Shifts.Microorganisms · 2025Article
- The gut microbiota of pregnant and non-pregnant female Hipposideros pomona.BMC microbiology · 2025Article
- Diet composition affects bat viral shedding with potential consequences for pathogen spillover.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2025Article
- The Gut Microbiota of the Greater Horseshoe Bat Confers Rapidly Corresponding Immune Cells in Mice.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Delayed feeding disrupts diurnal oscillations in the gut microbiome of a neotropical bat in captivity.FEMS microbiology ecology · 2025Article
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- Microbial community dynamics in blood, faeces and oral secretions of neotropical bats in Casanare, Colombia.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Advances in understanding bat infection dynamics across biological scales.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2024Review
- Sex differences and individual variability in the captive Jamaican fruit bat (Artibeus jamaicensis) intestinal microbiome and metabolome.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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- Assessing the threat of bat-associated fungal pathogens.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2023Review
- The fecal bacterial microbiome of the Kuhl's pipistrelle bat (Pipistrellus kuhlii) reflects landscape anthropogenic pressure.Animal microbiome · 2023Article
- In sickness and in health: the dynamics of the fruit bat gut microbiota under a bacterial antigen challenge and its association with the immune response.Frontiers in immunology · 2023Article
- Characterization of the bacterial microbiome of non-hematophagous bats and associated ectoparasites from Brazil.Frontiers in microbiology · 2023Article
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Bats are reservoirs for zoonotic viruses, which they tolerate without experiencing disease. Research focused on deciphering mechanisms of virus tolerance in bats has rarely considered the influence of their gastrointestinal tract (GIT) microbiome. In mammals, GIT microbiomes influence infections through their effect on host physiology, immunity, nutrition, and behavior. Bat GIT microbiomes more closely resemble the Proteobacteria-dominated GIT microbiomes of birds than those of other mammals. As an adaptation to flight, bats have rapid GIT transit times which may reduce the stability of their microbiome, constrain nutrient uptake, and affect pathogen exposure and evolution of tolerance mechanisms. Experimental and longitudinal studies are needed to understand the function of bats' GIT microbiomes and their role in modulating viral infection dynamics.
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