Animal microbiomePub Date : 2026-01-08DOI: 10.1186/s42523-025-00509-6
Friscasari F Gurusinga, Sabine Hurka, Daniel Kreft, Till Röthig, Andreas Vilcinskas, Dorothee Tegtmeier
{"title":"Diet chemistry and cross-kingdom microbiota associate with black soldier fly larvae performance on regional side streams.","authors":"Friscasari F Gurusinga, Sabine Hurka, Daniel Kreft, Till Röthig, Andreas Vilcinskas, Dorothee Tegtmeier","doi":"10.1186/s42523-025-00509-6","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s42523-025-00509-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72201,"journal":{"name":"Animal microbiome","volume":" ","pages":"20"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2026-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12908405/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145936516","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Animal microbiomePub Date : 2026-01-05DOI: 10.1186/s42523-025-00501-0
Emma T Helm, Eric R Burrough, Nicholas K Gabler, Fernando L Leite
{"title":"Lawsonia intracellularis infection induces changes in microbial community function and composition associated with reduced pig growth and feed efficiency.","authors":"Emma T Helm, Eric R Burrough, Nicholas K Gabler, Fernando L Leite","doi":"10.1186/s42523-025-00501-0","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s42523-025-00501-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72201,"journal":{"name":"Animal microbiome","volume":"8 1","pages":"1"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2026-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12771854/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145907164","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Animal microbiomePub Date : 2025-12-24DOI: 10.1186/s42523-025-00424-w
Inés García Viñado, Federico Correa, Paolo Trevisi, Giuseppe Bee, Catherine Ollagnier
{"title":"Dynamic picture of the pig gut's microbiota under normal and pathological conditions.","authors":"Inés García Viñado, Federico Correa, Paolo Trevisi, Giuseppe Bee, Catherine Ollagnier","doi":"10.1186/s42523-025-00424-w","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s42523-025-00424-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Recent advancements in sequencing technologies and associated bioinformatic tools have eased the analyses of the factors influencing variability in host-associated microbial communities in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT). Although extensive research has focused on fecal microbiota, the small intestine represents a critical, yet less explored, site for understanding the interplay between microbiota, diet, and host health. Study 1 employed CapSa, a non-invasive sampling capsule, to collect microbiota at five distinct administration time points. The aim was to use amplicon sequencing to investigate changes in the small intestine microbiome composition throughout the grower-finisher pig lifespan. Study 2 examined the long-term impact of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) F4 infections, which cause post-weaning diarrhea (PWD), on small intestine microbiota dynamics. The study provides insights into the long-term responses of microbiota after a short pathological challenge.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In both studies, microbiota analysis of the small intestinal content revealed that Firmicutes predominated across all samples, and at weaning, Lactobacillaceae and Lactobacillus were the most abundant. In Study 1, following CapSa administration, Clostridium sensu stricto 1 and Terrisporobacter increased with age/body weight and at slaughter, Streptococcaceae dominated. Significant differences in microbial composition were observed based on sample type and diet, indicating dynamic shifts throughout the pigs' lives under normal conditions. In Study 2, the abundance of Lactobacillaceae was consistently lower in ETEC-infected pigs. At slaughter, only minimal differences in microbial composition emerged based on the early post-weaning infection status in specific small intestine segments, indicating dynamic infection-induced shifts in the gut microbiota composition. The CapSa sampling method was successful, with a retrieval rate higher than 70% in both studies.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study monitored porcine intestinal microbiota dynamics using an ingestible capsule. In healthy pigs, microbial composition changes occurred from post-weaning to slaughter. In contrast, ETEC infection only minimally altered communities, though small differences at slaughter suggest lasting impacts.</p>","PeriodicalId":72201,"journal":{"name":"Animal microbiome","volume":"7 1","pages":"129"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12729155/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145828735","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Animal microbiomePub Date : 2025-12-24DOI: 10.1186/s42523-025-00491-z
Justin C Touchon, Myra C Hughey
{"title":"Effects of naturalistic housing conditions on amphibian growth and microbiome in captivity.","authors":"Justin C Touchon, Myra C Hughey","doi":"10.1186/s42523-025-00491-z","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s42523-025-00491-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72201,"journal":{"name":"Animal microbiome","volume":"7 1","pages":"128"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12729447/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145828920","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Animal microbiomePub Date : 2025-12-24DOI: 10.1186/s42523-025-00495-9
Paul Oladele, Wenxuan Dong, Brian T Richert, Timothy A Johnson
{"title":"Route of fecal microbiota transplantation delivery determined the dynamics and predictability of donor microbe colonization.","authors":"Paul Oladele, Wenxuan Dong, Brian T Richert, Timothy A Johnson","doi":"10.1186/s42523-025-00495-9","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s42523-025-00495-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72201,"journal":{"name":"Animal microbiome","volume":"7 1","pages":"130"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12729235/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145828934","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Animal microbiomePub Date : 2025-12-23DOI: 10.1186/s42523-025-00508-7
Rafael Suárez-Mesa, Houda Laghouaouta, Jordi Estellé, Ahmad Reza Seradj, Roger Ros-Freixedes, Ramona N Pena, Joan Estany
{"title":"Leptin receptor gene influences pig gut microbiota both through feed intake and independently.","authors":"Rafael Suárez-Mesa, Houda Laghouaouta, Jordi Estellé, Ahmad Reza Seradj, Roger Ros-Freixedes, Ramona N Pena, Joan Estany","doi":"10.1186/s42523-025-00508-7","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s42523-025-00508-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72201,"journal":{"name":"Animal microbiome","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12955066/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145822006","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Animal microbiomePub Date : 2025-12-18DOI: 10.1186/s42523-025-00494-w
Núria Mach, Maverick Monié-Ibanes, Fatima Z Sikht, Marie-Claude Hygonenq, Gwendoline Pot, Hortensia Robert, David Bars, Yves Farizon, Eric Richard, Xavier Nouvel, Christine Citti, Eric Baranowski, Mariette Ducatez, Gilles Meyer
{"title":"Decoding the dynamics of calves' respiratory and gut microbiota: exploring stability, resistance, and individual patterns.","authors":"Núria Mach, Maverick Monié-Ibanes, Fatima Z Sikht, Marie-Claude Hygonenq, Gwendoline Pot, Hortensia Robert, David Bars, Yves Farizon, Eric Richard, Xavier Nouvel, Christine Citti, Eric Baranowski, Mariette Ducatez, Gilles Meyer","doi":"10.1186/s42523-025-00494-w","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s42523-025-00494-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We investigated the early-life interplay between microbiota, host, and environment by longitudinally monitoring nasal and gut microbiota in 30 veal calves over their first five months of life. Microbial composition and stability were highly compartmentalized. Fecal communities showed increasing biomass, diversity, and homogeneity with age. Conversely, nasal microbiota remained less diverse and highly variable between individuals, likely influenced by mucociliary clearance and transient colonization. Environmental factors, diet, and clinical indicators were associated with both microbial communities, alongside distinct cytokine profiles. As calves matured, microbiota dynamics and composition covaried across body sites, reflecting systemic immune development and environmental adaptations. This study provides a comprehensive, multi-layered characterization of microbial dynamics, identifying the first month of life as a critical window for interventions targeting the fecal microbiota. The nasal microbiota, by contrast, remains flexible and amenable to modulation throughout the production cycle.</p>","PeriodicalId":72201,"journal":{"name":"Animal microbiome","volume":"7 1","pages":"126"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12713259/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145783737","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Animal microbiomePub Date : 2025-12-08DOI: 10.1186/s42523-025-00496-8
Eleonore Lebeuf-Taylor, Andrea Meltzer, Saverio Lubrano, Karl Cottenie, Michael Griesser
{"title":"Passive environmental and group-level processes drive gut microbiome composition in a wild corvid.","authors":"Eleonore Lebeuf-Taylor, Andrea Meltzer, Saverio Lubrano, Karl Cottenie, Michael Griesser","doi":"10.1186/s42523-025-00496-8","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s42523-025-00496-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72201,"journal":{"name":"Animal microbiome","volume":" ","pages":"4"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12801453/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145710388","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Animal microbiomePub Date : 2025-12-06DOI: 10.1186/s42523-025-00498-6
Peter Briggs, Lawson Trimmell, Leah T Stiemsma, Javier Monzón
{"title":"Sexual and regional differences in the microbiome and functional metagenome of the lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum.","authors":"Peter Briggs, Lawson Trimmell, Leah T Stiemsma, Javier Monzón","doi":"10.1186/s42523-025-00498-6","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s42523-025-00498-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72201,"journal":{"name":"Animal microbiome","volume":" ","pages":"127"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12729126/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145696500","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}