Diurnal oscillations in gut bacterial load and composition eclipse seasonal and lifetime dynamics in wild meerkats
Circadian rhythms in gut microbiota composition are crucial for metabolic function, yet the extent to which they govern microbial dynamics in comparison to seasonal and lifetime processes remains unknown. This study of gut bacterial dynamics in wild meerkats over a 20-year period finds that diurnal...
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| author | Alice Risely Kerstin Wilhelm Tim Clutton-Brock Marta B. Manser Simone Sommer |
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| description | Circadian rhythms in gut microbiota composition are crucial for metabolic function, yet the extent to which they govern microbial dynamics in comparison to seasonal and lifetime processes remains unknown. This study of gut bacterial dynamics in wild meerkats over a 20-year period finds that diurnal oscillations in bacterial load and composition eclipse seasonal and lifetime dynamics. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4ff3081e25f9469d9fdcbf0b9d7be2012022-12-21T18:34:48ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232021-10-0112111210.1038/s41467-021-26298-5Diurnal oscillations in gut bacterial load and composition eclipse seasonal and lifetime dynamics in wild meerkatsAlice Risely0Kerstin Wilhelm1Tim Clutton-Brock2Marta B. Manser3Simone Sommer4Institute for Evolutionary Ecology and Conservation GenomicsInstitute for Evolutionary Ecology and Conservation GenomicsLarge Animal Research Group, Department of Zoology, University of CambridgeUniversity of Pretoria, Mammal Research InstituteInstitute for Evolutionary Ecology and Conservation GenomicsCircadian rhythms in gut microbiota composition are crucial for metabolic function, yet the extent to which they govern microbial dynamics in comparison to seasonal and lifetime processes remains unknown. This study of gut bacterial dynamics in wild meerkats over a 20-year period finds that diurnal oscillations in bacterial load and composition eclipse seasonal and lifetime dynamics.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26298-5 |
| spellingShingle | Alice Risely Kerstin Wilhelm Tim Clutton-Brock Marta B. Manser Simone Sommer Diurnal oscillations in gut bacterial load and composition eclipse seasonal and lifetime dynamics in wild meerkats Nature Communications |
| title | Diurnal oscillations in gut bacterial load and composition eclipse seasonal and lifetime dynamics in wild meerkats |
| title_full | Diurnal oscillations in gut bacterial load and composition eclipse seasonal and lifetime dynamics in wild meerkats |
| title_fullStr | Diurnal oscillations in gut bacterial load and composition eclipse seasonal and lifetime dynamics in wild meerkats |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diurnal oscillations in gut bacterial load and composition eclipse seasonal and lifetime dynamics in wild meerkats |
| title_short | Diurnal oscillations in gut bacterial load and composition eclipse seasonal and lifetime dynamics in wild meerkats |
| title_sort | diurnal oscillations in gut bacterial load and composition eclipse seasonal and lifetime dynamics in wild meerkats |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26298-5 |
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