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Comparative Analysis of Gut Microbiota and Metabolome of Captive Male Malayan Pangolins with Normal and Abnormal Reproduction.

Shanghua Xu, Baofeng Zhang, Wenhui Liang, Miaomiao Jia, Xiaobing Guo, Boyuan Su, Ruiwei Wang, Yong Pan, Yuan Lin, Xinyue Li and 2 more

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Shanghua XuGuangxi Key Laboratory of Special Non-Wood Forests Cultivation and Utilization, Guangxi Forestry Research Institute, Nanning 530002, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9540-7465
Baofeng ZhangSchool of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8183-8512
Wenhui LiangGuangxi Key Laboratory of Special Non-Wood Forests Cultivation and Utilization, Guangxi Forestry Research Institute, Nanning 530002, China.
Miaomiao JiaGuangxi Key Laboratory of Special Non-Wood Forests Cultivation and Utilization, Guangxi Forestry Research Institute, Nanning 530002, China.
Xiaobing GuoGuangxi Key Laboratory of Special Non-Wood Forests Cultivation and Utilization, Guangxi Forestry Research Institute, Nanning 530002, China.
Boyuan SuGuangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Forestry Bureau, Nanning 530000, China.
Ruiwei WangGuangxi Key Laboratory of Special Non-Wood Forests Cultivation and Utilization, Guangxi Forestry Research Institute, Nanning 530002, China.
Yong PanGuangxi Key Laboratory of Special Non-Wood Forests Cultivation and Utilization, Guangxi Forestry Research Institute, Nanning 530002, China.
Yuan LinGuangxi Key Laboratory of Special Non-Wood Forests Cultivation and Utilization, Guangxi Forestry Research Institute, Nanning 530002, China.
Xinyue LiGuangxi Key Laboratory of Special Non-Wood Forests Cultivation and Utilization, Guangxi Forestry Research Institute, Nanning 530002, China.
Defu HuSchool of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5275-4646
Dingyu YanGuangxi Key Laboratory of Special Non-Wood Forests Cultivation and Utilization, Guangxi Forestry Research Institute, Nanning 530002, China.

Funding

1Guangxi Natural Science Foundation;2Basic Research Project of Guangxi Forestry Research Institute; 3Key Laboratory Project of Guangxi Characteristic Economic Forest Cultivation and Utilization;4Guangxi's first batch of Young Talents Support Program (Natu 1(2024GXNSFBA010369);2(Forestry Science No. 202301);3(JA-23-03-01); 5(2024RT05)
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Abstract

Ex-situ conservation and captive breeding are important measures for protecting endangered species. However, captive conditions inhibit reproduction in some wild animals, especially males. Under captive conditions, which differentially expressed microbiota and metabolites significantly influence or are key to reproductive performance? This study aimed to investigate the effects of differentially expressed microbiota and metabolites on reproductive performance, including male Malayan pangolins with normal reproductive behavior (NR, with natural mating behavior) and those with abnormal reproductive behavior (AR, without natural mating behavior). Five male Malayan pangolins with normal reproductive behavior and eight with abnormal reproductive behavior were divided into NR and AR groups. Fresh fecal samples were collected for metagenomic and metabolomic analysis. The results showed that Bacillota, Pseudomonadota, Bacteroidota, Actinomycetota, and Fusobacteriota were the dominant phyla.

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abnormal reproductiongut metagenomemale Malayan pangolinmetabolome

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