ReviewMicrobial ecology2023
Captivity and Animal Microbiomes: Potential Roles of Microbiota for Influencing Animal Conservation.
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- Behavioral smearing and physiological secretions drive divergent microbiome assembly during breeding in the crested ibis.Zoological research · 2026Article
- Metagenome-assembled genomes from the gut microbiome of spontaneous diabetic macaques provide insights into microbes associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus.BMC microbiology · 2026Article
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- Variation in zoo diets, offerings of leafy browse, and body condition scores in Matschie's tree kangaroos (PeerJ · 2026Article
- Differential analysis of gut microbiota between captive and wild forest musk deer (Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
- Microbial diversity, antimicrobial resistance and zoonotic implications of the reptile gut microbiota: an updated review.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Review
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Abstract
During the ongoing biodiversity crisis, captive conservation and breeding programs offer a refuge for species to persist and provide source populations for reintroduction efforts. Unfortunately, captive animals are at a higher disease risk and reintroduction efforts remain largely unsuccessful. One potential factor in these outcomes is the host microbiota which includes a large diversity and abundance of bacteria, fungi, and viruses that play an essential role in host physiology. Relative to wild populations, the generalized pattern of gut and skin microbiomes in captivity are reduced alpha diversity and they exhibit a significant shift in community composition and/or structure which often correlates with various physiological maladies. Many conditions of captivity (antibiotic exposure, altered diet composition, homogenous environment, increased stress, and altered intraspecific interactions) likely lead to changes in the host-associated microbiome. To minimize the problems arising from captivity, efforts can be taken to manipulate microbial diversity and composition to be comparable with wild populations through methods such as increasing dietary diversity, exposure to natural environmental reservoirs, or probiotics. For individuals destined for reintroduction, these strategies can prime the microbiota to buffer against novel pathogens and changes in diet and improve reintroduction success. The microbiome is a critical component of animal physiology and its role in species conservation should be expanded and included in the repertoire of future management practices.
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