Variable effects of captivity on microbiomes in populations of IUCN-endangered Blanding's turtles (Emydoidea blandingii).
| Autor: | Jenkins L; Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, United States.; Department of Biology, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL 60187, United States., McKnight DT; Savanna Field Station, La Democracia, Belize District, Belize., Parks M; Department of Biology, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK 73034, United States., Byer NW; Division of Natural Resources, Cleveland Metroparks, Cleveland, OH 44144, United States., Oliaro FJ; Conservation Research Department, John G. Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, IL 60605, United States., Thompson D; Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, Wheaton, IL 60189, United States., Scott R; Department of Biology, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL 60187, United States. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Journal of applied microbiology [J Appl Microbiol] 2024 May 01; Vol. 135 (5). |
| DOI: | 10.1093/jambio/lxae121 |
| Abstrakt: | Aims: Microbiome composition is increasingly considered in species reintroduction efforts and may influence survival and reproductive success. Many turtle species are threatened by anthropogenic pressures and are frequently raised in captivity for reintroduction efforts, yet little is known about turtle microbiome composition in either wild or captive settings. Here, we investigated trends in microbiome composition of captive and wild IUCN-endangered Blanding's turtles (Emydoidea blandingii). Methods and Results: We amplified and sequenced the V4 region of the 16S rDNA locus from plastron, cloaca, and water samples of wild E. blandingii adults and two populations of captive E. blandingii juveniles being raised for headstarting. Plastron, cloaca, and water-associated microbiomes differed strongly from each other and were highly variable among captive sites and between captive and wild sites. Across plastron, cloaca, and water-associated microbial communities, microbial diversity changed over time, but not in a predictable direction between captive sites. Plastron beta diversity correlated with growth rate in captive samples, indicating that external microbiomes may correlate with individual fitness. Conclusions: Our results indicate that external and internal microbiomes vary between captive and wild turtles and may reflect differences in fitness of captive-raised individuals. (© The Author(s) 2024. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Applied Microbiology International.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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