Clinical health issues, reproductive hormones, and metabolic hormones associated with gut microbiome structure in African and Asian elephants

Clinical health issues, reproductive hormones, and metabolic hormones associated with gut microbiome structure in African and Asian elephants

Abstract Background The gut microbiome is important to immune health, metabolism, and hormone regulation. Understanding host–microbiome relationships in captive animals may lead to mediating long term health issues common in captive animals. For instance, zoo managed African elephants (Loxodonta afr...

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Main Authors: Mia M. Keady, Natalia Prado, Haw Chuan Lim, Janine Brown, Steve Paris, Carly R. Muletz-Wolz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-12-01
Series:Animal Microbiome
Subjects:
Microbiome
Reproduction
Elephants
Gut–brain axis
Endocrinology
Thyroid
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-021-00146-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-021-00146-9

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