ijms-logo

Journal Browser

Journal Browser

Animal Gut Microbial Metagenome

A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Microbiology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 February 2025 | Viewed by 2341

Special Issue Editor


E-Mail Website
Guest Editor
Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
Interests: dairy cows; Holstein-Friesian cattle; milk yield; rumen; Succiniclasticum; Ruminococcus flavefaciens; milk fat globule; buttermilk; butyrophilins

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Collaborating with IJMS, I would like to set up a Special Issue focus on the animal gut microbiome. Alongside the continuous progress of biotechnology, and molecular genetics, scientists in the field have rapidly conducted high-quality studies. The gut microbiota is now recognized as a major contributor in animal dietary nutrients digestion, health and productivity. In this project, we will explore the relationship of gut microbiome and animal nutrition and health. In addition, we would like to research this question through the method of metagenome specifically.

In this Special Issue, original research, reviews, and short communications addressing the molecular mechanisms involved in the relationship between gut microbial and animal health will be warmly welcomed.

Dr. Shengguo Zhao
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. International Journal of Molecular Sciences is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. There is an Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal. For details about the APC please see here. Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue

  • Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
  • Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
  • Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
  • External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
  • e-Book format: Special Issues with more than 10 articles can be published as dedicated e-books, ensuring wide and rapid dissemination.

Further information on MDPI's Special Issue polices can be found here.

Published Papers (1 paper)

Order results
Result details
Select all
Export citation of selected articles as:

Research

15 pages, 8260 KiB  
Article
Gut Microbiota Composition of Insectivorous Synanthropic and Fructivorous Zoo Bats: A Direct Metagenomic Comparison
by Igor V. Popov, Ilia V. Popov, Anastasya A. Krikunova, Tatyana A. Lipilkina, Tatyana N. Derezina, Michael L. Chikindas, Koen Venema and Alexey M. Ermakov
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2023, 24(24), 17301; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms242417301 - 9 Dec 2023
Cited by 2 | Viewed by 1957
Abstract
Bats are natural reservoirs for many emerging viral diseases. That is why their virome is widely studied. But at the same time, studies of their bacterial gut microbiota are limited, creating a degree of uncertainty about the role of bats in global microbial [...] Read more.
Bats are natural reservoirs for many emerging viral diseases. That is why their virome is widely studied. But at the same time, studies of their bacterial gut microbiota are limited, creating a degree of uncertainty about the role of bats in global microbial ecology. In this study, we analyzed gut microbiota of insectivorous Nyctalus noctula and Vespertilio murinus from rehabilitation centers from Rostov-on-Don and Moscow, respectively, and fructivorous Carollia perspicillata from the Moscow Zoo based on V3–V4 16S rRNA metagenomic sequencing. We revealed that microbial diversity significantly differs between the insectivorous and fructivorous species studied, while the differences between N. noctula and V. murinus are less pronounced, which shows that bats’ gut microbiota is not strictly species-specific and depends more on diet type. In the gut microbiota of synanthropic bats, we observed bacteria that are important for public health and animal welfare such as Bacteroides, Enterobacter, Clostridiaceae, Enterococcus, Ureaplasma, Faecalibacterium, and Helicobacter, as well as some lactic acid bacteria such as Pediococcus, Lactobacillus, Lactococcus, and Weisella. All these bacteria, except for Bacteroides and Weisella, were significantly less abundant in C. perspicillata. This study provides a direct metagenomic comparison of synanthropic insectivorous and zoo fructivorous bats, suggesting future directions for studying these animals’ role in microbial ecology. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Animal Gut Microbial Metagenome)
Show Figures

Figure 1

Back to TopTop