Analysis of infant microbiota composition and the relationship with breast milk components in the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at the zoo

The prevention of diseases through health control is essential at zoos. Here, we investigated the gut microbiota formation during infancy in an Asian elephant and compared the composition between infant and mother. Besides, we analyzed the components of breast milk and examined the correlation with...

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Autores principales: KAMBE, Jun, SASAKI, Yu, INOUE, Ryo, TOMONAGA, Shozo, KINJO, Teruo, WATANABE, Gen, JIN, Wanzhu, NAGAOKA, Kentaro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science 2020
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Wildlife Science
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7399312/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32350162
http://dx.doi.org/10.1292/jvms.20-0190
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author KAMBE, Jun
SASAKI, Yu
INOUE, Ryo
TOMONAGA, Shozo
KINJO, Teruo
WATANABE, Gen
JIN, Wanzhu
NAGAOKA, Kentaro
author_facet KAMBE, Jun
SASAKI, Yu
INOUE, Ryo
TOMONAGA, Shozo
KINJO, Teruo
WATANABE, Gen
JIN, Wanzhu
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description The prevention of diseases through health control is essential at zoos. Here, we investigated the gut microbiota formation during infancy in an Asian elephant and compared the composition between infant and mother. Besides, we analyzed the components of breast milk and examined the correlation with the infant gut microbiota. Analysis revealed the gut microbiota of the infant contained high amount of Lactobacillales and its diversity was relatively low compared to that of the mother. We found several milk components, showed a positive correlation with the change of Lactobacillales. The present study revealed the mechanism of gut microbiota formation during infancy in an Asian elephant and provides important insights into the health control of Asian elephants in zoos.
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spelling pubmed-73993122020-08-06 Analysis of infant microbiota composition and the relationship with breast milk components in the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at the zoo KAMBE, Jun SASAKI, Yu INOUE, Ryo TOMONAGA, Shozo KINJO, Teruo WATANABE, Gen JIN, Wanzhu NAGAOKA, Kentaro J Vet Med Sci Wildlife Science The prevention of diseases through health control is essential at zoos. Here, we investigated the gut microbiota formation during infancy in an Asian elephant and compared the composition between infant and mother. Besides, we analyzed the components of breast milk and examined the correlation with the infant gut microbiota. Analysis revealed the gut microbiota of the infant contained high amount of Lactobacillales and its diversity was relatively low compared to that of the mother. We found several milk components, showed a positive correlation with the change of Lactobacillales. The present study revealed the mechanism of gut microbiota formation during infancy in an Asian elephant and provides important insights into the health control of Asian elephants in zoos. The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science 2020-04-29 2020-07 /pmc/articles/PMC7399312/ /pubmed/32350162 http://dx.doi.org/10.1292/jvms.20-0190 Text en ©2020 The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd) License. (CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
spellingShingle Wildlife Science
KAMBE, Jun
SASAKI, Yu
INOUE, Ryo
TOMONAGA, Shozo
KINJO, Teruo
WATANABE, Gen
JIN, Wanzhu
NAGAOKA, Kentaro
Analysis of infant microbiota composition and the relationship with breast milk components in the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at the zoo
title Analysis of infant microbiota composition and the relationship with breast milk components in the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at the zoo
title_full Analysis of infant microbiota composition and the relationship with breast milk components in the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at the zoo
title_fullStr Analysis of infant microbiota composition and the relationship with breast milk components in the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at the zoo
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of infant microbiota composition and the relationship with breast milk components in the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at the zoo
title_short Analysis of infant microbiota composition and the relationship with breast milk components in the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at the zoo
title_sort analysis of infant microbiota composition and the relationship with breast milk components in the asian elephant (elephas maximus) at the zoo
topic Wildlife Science
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7399312/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32350162
http://dx.doi.org/10.1292/jvms.20-0190
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