During the ongoing biodiversity crisis, captive conservation and breeding programs offer a
refuge for species to persist and provide source populations for reintroduction efforts …

Because of its potential to modulate host health, the gut microbiome of captive animals has
become an increasingly important area of research. In this paper, we review the current …

Captive breeding has been used as an effective approach to protecting endangered animals
but its effect on the gut microbiome and the conservation status of these species is largely …

Background Inter-population variation in host-associated microbiota reflects differences in
the hosts' environments, but this characterization is typically based on studies comparing …

Bamboo rats (Rhizomys pruinosus) are among the few mammals that lives on a bamboo-
based diet which is mainly composed of lignocellulose. However, the mechanisms of …

A paradox of so‐called developed countries is that, as the major historical causes of human
mortality are eliminated or mitigated by medical progress, lifestyle‐related diseases have …

The gut microbiomes of non-human primates have received a great deal of attention due to
their close relationship to humans. In recent years, these studies have mainly focused on the …

Gut microbiota (GM) are important for the health of giant pandas (GPs), in addition to the
utilization of bamboo in their diets. However, it is not fully understood how diet, habitat …

The gut microbiome of mammals engages in a dynamic relationship with the body and
contributes to numerous physiological processes integral to overall health. Understanding …

Captive pandas are suffering from intestinal infection due to intestinal microbiota
characterized by a high abundance of Enterobacteriaceae induced by long-term captivity …