The Oral Microbiome in Queensland Free-Ranging Koalas (

Lyndall Pettett, Esmaeil Ebrahimie, Teerapol Chinkangsadarn, Manijeh Mohammadi Dehcheshmeh, Darren J Trott, Philip S Bird

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Lyndall PettettSchool of Veterinary Sciences, Faulty of Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton, QLD 4343, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-7449-6721

Esmaeil EbrahimieGenomics Research Platform, School of Agriculture, Biomedicine and Environment, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC 3086, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-4431-2861

Teerapol ChinkangsadarnFaculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0003-3609-8831

Manijeh Mohammadi DehcheshmehAustralian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, SA 5116, Australia.

Darren J TrottAustralian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, SA 5116, Australia.

Philip S BirdSchool of Veterinary Sciences, Faulty of Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton, QLD 4343, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2493-6108

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Abstract

This study was developed to profile the oral microbiome of free-ranging Queensland koalas and its association with age, gingivitis and periodontitis. Using next-generation sequencing of 16S rRNA genes, the microbiota of oral plaque samples from eight koalas across different age groups (joey, juvenile, adult and old) were compared. The findings revealed significant shifts in microbiota composition with age and disease presence. At the phylum level, Proteobacteria were the most dominant phylum, especially in younger koalas. Proteobacteria abundance decreased with age, while Bacteroidetes, Fusobacteria and Actinobacteria increased. At the genus level,

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agegingivitiskoalamicrobiomeoral healthperiodontal diseaseperiodontitis

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PMID40646733

DOI10.3390/ani15131834

PMCPMC12249121

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