Gut Microbiota Composition and Predicted Functional Profiles: Functional Adaptation of Overwintering Whooper Swans (

Liangliang Yang, Qiyu Zeng, Yijie Liu, Yongjun Zhang, Qing L Cao

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Liangliang YangState Key Laboratory of Wetland Conservation and Restoration, Ecology and Nature Conservation Institute, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China.

Qiyu ZengXinjiang Laboratory of Special Species Conservation and Regulatory Biology, School of Life-Science, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi 830017, China.

Yijie LiuXinjiang Laboratory of Special Species Conservation and Regulatory Biology, School of Life-Science, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi 830017, China.

Yongjun ZhangXinjiang Laboratory of Special Species Conservation and Regulatory Biology, School of Life-Science, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi 830017, China.

Qing L CaoDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5544-2752

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Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China 2021xjkk1200Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China SQ2023YFF1300121

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Abstract

Gut microbiota plays an important role in host metabolism, immunity, and environmental adaptation, yet its response to contrasting wintering habitats in migratory waterbirds remains poorly understood. We compared the gut microbiota of whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus) wintering in a natural riverine habitat (Swan Bay, Hejing County) and an urban wetland habitat (Worker's Park, Korla City) in Xinjiang, China. A total of 34 fresh fecal samples were analyzed using 16S rRNA gene sequencing. We identified 2207 operational taxonomic units (OTUs), of which 734 were shared between habitats, indicating the presence of a conserved core microbiota. The urban wetland group exhibited a significantly higher Simpson index, whereas beta diversity analysis revealed significant differences in community structure between habitats (

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16S rRNA sequencinggut microbiotariverine wetlandurban wetlandwhooper swanwildlife conservation

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PMID42738427

DOI10.3390/ani16172638

PMCPMC13564340

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