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ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2026

Polystyrene microplastic stress induces adaptive responses and functional remodeling of gastrointestinal microbiota in fattening lambs.

Mengrong Su, Kaisi Hu, Yingcheng Gao, Liuyan Fang, Bingfeng Zheng, Ruxu Qi, Hongxin Li, Wei Zhang, Wenjie Zhang, Jian Ma

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Mengrong SuCollege of Coastal Agricultural Sciences, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China.
Kaisi HuCollege of Coastal Agricultural Sciences, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China.
Yingcheng GaoCollege of Coastal Agricultural Sciences, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China.
Liuyan FangCollege of Coastal Agricultural Sciences, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China.
Bingfeng ZhengCollege of Coastal Agricultural Sciences, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China.
Ruxu QiKey Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Healthy Breeding Technology in Northwest China, Xinjiang Agricultural Vocational and Technical University, Changji, China.
Hongxin LiKey Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Healthy Breeding Technology in Northwest China, Xinjiang Agricultural Vocational and Technical University, Changji, China.
Wei ZhangKey Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Healthy Breeding Technology in Northwest China, Xinjiang Agricultural Vocational and Technical University, Changji, China.
Wenjie ZhangKey Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Healthy Breeding Technology in Northwest China, Xinjiang Agricultural Vocational and Technical University, Changji, China.
Jian MaCollege of Coastal Agricultural Sciences, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China.

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Abstract

Introduction: This study aimed to investigate the effects of polystyrene microplastics (PS MPs) on microbial communities in the rumen, jejunum, ileum, cecum and colon of fattening Hu sheep lambs. Methods: The 16S ribosomal RNA gene amplicon sequencing was employed to analyze the gastrointestinal microbial diversity and composition between the control (CON) and microplastic-exposed (MP, 100 μm PS MPs, 150 mg/d per lamb for 40 d) groups, each with 10 lambs. Results: Alpha diversity analysis revealed that microplastics exposure slightly reduced the ruminal Shannon index ( Discussion: Overall, PS MPs induced segment-specific dysbiosis of the gastrointestinal microbiota across multiple intestinal segments in lambs, and the ileum and colon were the most sensitive to microplastics exposure, with their microbial diversity, dominant phyla and genera, and interspecies interactions all being disrupted.

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bacterial communitydysbiosisfattening lambgastrointestinal tractpolystyrene microplastic

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