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Yak Gut Microbiota: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

The yak (Bos grunniens) is closely related to common cows (Bos taurus), but is clearly a distinct species. Yaks are of substantial importance to food and leather production in certain high-altitude regions of Asia. The animal is increasing elsewhere as well, mainly because of the perceived health be...

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Autores principales: Su, Yuxin, Su, Junhong, Li, Fanglin, Tian, Xiaojing, Liu, Zewen, Ding, Gongtao, Bai, Jialin, Li, Zhuo, Ma, Zhongren, Peppelenbosch, Maikel P.
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Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9274166/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35836500
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.889594
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author Su, Yuxin
Su, Junhong
Li, Fanglin
Tian, Xiaojing
Liu, Zewen
Ding, Gongtao
Bai, Jialin
Li, Zhuo
Ma, Zhongren
Peppelenbosch, Maikel P.
author_facet Su, Yuxin
Su, Junhong
Li, Fanglin
Tian, Xiaojing
Liu, Zewen
Ding, Gongtao
Bai, Jialin
Li, Zhuo
Ma, Zhongren
Peppelenbosch, Maikel P.
author_sort Su, Yuxin
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description The yak (Bos grunniens) is closely related to common cows (Bos taurus), but is clearly a distinct species. Yaks are of substantial importance to food and leather production in certain high-altitude regions of Asia. The animal is increasing elsewhere as well, mainly because of the perceived health benefits of its milk. Like all ruminants, the animal harbors a complex community of microbial cells in its gut, crucial for its physiology. Despite yaks being important domestic animals, the composition of its gut microbiota and how the composition is guided by its specific high-altitude environment remains largely uncategorized. Hence, online databases (Embase, Medline ALL, Web of Science Core Collection, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and Google Scholar) were searched for articles on yak intestinal microbiota. The pooled taxonomic abundance was compared between regions, sexes, different age groups, and feeding patterns. The gut microbiota distribution across different yak intestinal segments was established through pooled average taxonomic abundance. A total of 34 studies met the inclusion criteria and yielded information on 982 unique yak gut microbiota samples. An analysis of overall pooled microbiota revealed a segmented microbial community composition of the yak gut. Yak rumen microbiota was significantly influenced by difference in region, sex, and feeding patterns, the latter factor being dominant in this respect. Yak microbiome is shaped by the feeding strategy and provides an obvious avenue for improving health and productivity of the animal. More generally, the current segmental description of physiological gut microbiome provides insight into how the microbiology of this animal has adapted itself to help comping yaks with its high-altitude habitat.
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spelling pubmed-92741662022-07-13 Yak Gut Microbiota: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Su, Yuxin Su, Junhong Li, Fanglin Tian, Xiaojing Liu, Zewen Ding, Gongtao Bai, Jialin Li, Zhuo Ma, Zhongren Peppelenbosch, Maikel P. Front Vet Sci Veterinary Science The yak (Bos grunniens) is closely related to common cows (Bos taurus), but is clearly a distinct species. Yaks are of substantial importance to food and leather production in certain high-altitude regions of Asia. The animal is increasing elsewhere as well, mainly because of the perceived health benefits of its milk. Like all ruminants, the animal harbors a complex community of microbial cells in its gut, crucial for its physiology. Despite yaks being important domestic animals, the composition of its gut microbiota and how the composition is guided by its specific high-altitude environment remains largely uncategorized. Hence, online databases (Embase, Medline ALL, Web of Science Core Collection, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and Google Scholar) were searched for articles on yak intestinal microbiota. The pooled taxonomic abundance was compared between regions, sexes, different age groups, and feeding patterns. The gut microbiota distribution across different yak intestinal segments was established through pooled average taxonomic abundance. A total of 34 studies met the inclusion criteria and yielded information on 982 unique yak gut microbiota samples. An analysis of overall pooled microbiota revealed a segmented microbial community composition of the yak gut. Yak rumen microbiota was significantly influenced by difference in region, sex, and feeding patterns, the latter factor being dominant in this respect. Yak microbiome is shaped by the feeding strategy and provides an obvious avenue for improving health and productivity of the animal. More generally, the current segmental description of physiological gut microbiome provides insight into how the microbiology of this animal has adapted itself to help comping yaks with its high-altitude habitat. Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-06-28 /pmc/articles/PMC9274166/ /pubmed/35836500 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.889594 Text en Copyright © 2022 Su, Su, Li, Tian, Liu, Ding, Bai, Li, Ma and Peppelenbosch. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
spellingShingle Veterinary Science
Su, Yuxin
Su, Junhong
Li, Fanglin
Tian, Xiaojing
Liu, Zewen
Ding, Gongtao
Bai, Jialin
Li, Zhuo
Ma, Zhongren
Peppelenbosch, Maikel P.
Yak Gut Microbiota: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
title Yak Gut Microbiota: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
title_full Yak Gut Microbiota: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
title_fullStr Yak Gut Microbiota: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
title_full_unstemmed Yak Gut Microbiota: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
title_short Yak Gut Microbiota: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
title_sort yak gut microbiota: a systematic review and meta-analysis
topic Veterinary Science
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9274166/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35836500
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.889594
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