The costs and benefits of a dynamic host microbiome

MAF Gillingham, H Prüter, BK Montero… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2024 - cell.com
All species host a rich community of microbes. This microbiome is dynamic, and displays
seasonal, daily, and even hourly changes, but also needs to be resilient to fulfill important …

16S rRNA gene-based microbiota profiles from diverse avian faeces are largely independent of DNA preservation and extraction method

J Edwards, C Hoffbeck, AG West, A Pas… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The avian gut microbiota has been the subject of considerable recent attention, with
potential implications for diverse fields such as the poultry industry, microbial ecology, and …

Elusive aetiology of exudative cloacitis in the critically endangered kākāpō

AG West, NJ Ayriss, M Hoggard, A Digby… - New Zealand Journal …, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
The kākāpō (Strigops habroptilus) is a critically endangered, flightless parrot endemic to
Aotearoa New Zealand. While an intensive recovery programme has led to considerable …

The gut microbiota-immune-brain axis in a wild vertebrate: dynamic interactions and health impacts

H Pereira, JI Hoffman, O Krüger, GÁ Czirják… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The gut microbiota-immune-brain axis is a feedback network which influences diverse
physiological processes and plays a pivotal role in overall health and wellbeing. Although …

Early-life factors sha** the gut microbiota of Common buzzard nestlings

H Pereira, N Chakarov, JI Hoffman, T Rinaud… - Animal Microbiome, 2024 - Springer
Background Exploring the dynamics of gut microbiome colonisation during early-life stages
is important for understanding the potential impact of microbes on host development and …

Capturing species‐wide diversity of the gut microbiota and its relationship with genomic variation in the critically endangered kākāpō

AG West, A Digby, AW Santure, JG Guhlin… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Gut microbiota play an essential role in host health with important implications for
conservation management of threatened wildlife. While factors such as diet, medication and …

The mycobiota of faeces from the critically endangered kākāpō and associated nest litter

AG West, A Digby, Kākāpō Recovery Team… - New Zealand Journal …, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
The critically endangered kākāpō is a flightless, nocturnal parrot endemic to Aotearoa New
Zealand. During the 2019 breeding season multiple kākāpō on Whenua Hou, an island with …

Animals in the microbial world-an Aotearoa perspective

MK Dhami, MW Taylor - New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
From the origin of the eukaryotic cell some two billion years ago, to nearly all aspects of
animal existence today and into the future, microorganisms are recognised as key …

Interspecific and intraspecific variation in gastrointestinal microbiota composition of parrots and its association with incidence of selected disorders

K Černá - 2023 - dspace.cuni.cz
Captive parrots are susceptible to various digestive, metabolic, and behavioural disorders.
Recent research in other vertebrates has suggested that these disorders can be linked to the …

Geography, Climate, and Habitat Shape the Microbiome of the Endangered Rock Gnome Lichen (Cetradonia linearis)

J Paulsen, JL Allen, N Morris, J Dorey, JB Walke… - Diversity, 2024 - mdpi.com
Bacterial symbionts are essential components of healthy biological systems. They are
increasingly recognized as important factors in the study and management of threatened …