Gut microbiota reveals the environmental adaption in gastro-intestinal tract of wild boar in karst region of Southwest China

Abstract Background Gut microbes has become one of the research hotspots in animal ecology, playing an important role monitoring dietary adaptation and health status host. However, there are few studies on gut microbiota stomach, smallintestine (ileum), large intestine (cecum, colon, rectum) wild boar. Results Alpha diversity Beta showed were significant differences abundance distribution gastrointestinal tract Firmicutes Bacteroidetes most dominant phyla cecum, colon rectum boar, while Proteobacteria ileum. At genus level, different leading genera stomach ( Prevotella Lactobacillus ), small Escherichia-Shigella Ruminococcaceae_UCG-005 , Christensenellaceae_R-7_group ). PICRUSt function predictive analysis suggested that microbial metabolic pathways among five locations Conclusions This study comprehensively revealed composition community trac Future work links with metabolites to accurately reveal