Effects of Different Levels of Flea Infestation on Gut Microbiota of Brandt’s Voles (Lasiopodomys brandtii) in China

Animals, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 15(5), С. 669 - 669

Опубликована: Фев. 25, 2025

Brandt's vole is a common small rodent, and its gut microbiota critical to host health immune function. The parasitic fleas commonly found in voles cause an response, but their impact on the remains unclear. According level of flea infestation, were divided into control group, low-infestation high-infestation group. changes microbial community composition, abundance, diversity evaluated using 16S rRNA sequencing. Flea infestation significantly affected body weight, food intake, structure. group exhibited most pronounced weight while showed least. In 4th week, sequencing revealed increase alpha alterations composition. Beta-diversity analysis indicated significant differences intestinal between experimental groups By 8th these had diminished, suggesting that stabilized or recovered over time. Overall, alters diversity, structure, characteristic enrichment voles, potentially impacting metabolism, immunity, growth. While this study lasted 8 weeks, long-term effects may persist. Future research should elucidate interaction mechanisms parasites hosts, define time frames impacts, provide theoretical support for animal management disease control.

Язык: Английский

Correction: The intestinal microbiome and metabolome discern disease severity in cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 deficiency

Microbiome, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 13(1)

Опубликована: Март 15, 2025

Язык: Английский