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Featured Article: Faecal inoculations alter the gastrointestinal microbiome and allow dietary expansion in a wild specialist herbivore, the koala

In light of the recent wildfires in Australia wherein koala populations have been dramatically impacted, we are featuring this article published in August 2019 which examined the gut microbiomes of koalas in the context of dietary selection and how this influences their habitat selection.

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Late weaning is associated with increased microbial diversity and Faecalibacterium prausnitzii abundance in the fecal microbiota of piglets

Authors: Francesca Romana Massacci, Mustapha Berri, Gaetan Lemonnier, Elodie Guettier, Fany Blanc, Deborah Jardet, Marie Noelle Rossignol, Marie-José Mercat, Joël Doré, Patricia Lepage, Claire Rogel-Gaillard and Jordi Estellé

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16 January 2020
Ecological and microbiological diversity of chigger mites, including vectors of scrub typhus, on small mammals across stratified habitats in Thailand

Authors: Kittipong Chaisiri, A. Christina Gill, Alexandr A. Stekolnikov, Soawapak Hinjoy, John W. McGarry, Alistair C. Darby, Serge Morand and Benjamin L. Makepeace

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5 December 2019
Development of the duodenal, ileal, jejunal and caecal microbiota in chickens

Authors: Laura Glendinning, Kellie A. Watson and Mick Watson

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21 November 2019
Temporal stability of the rumen microbiota in beef cattle, and response to diet and supplements

Authors: Timothy J. Snelling, Marc D. Auffret, Carol-Anne Duthie, Robert D. Stewart, Mick Watson, Richard J. Dewhurst, Rainer Roehe and Alan W. Walker

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19 November 2019
Occurrence and expression of genes encoding methyl-compound production in rumen bacteria

Authors: William J. Kelly, Sinead C. Leahy, Janine Kamke, Priya Soni, Satoshi Koike, Roderick Mackie, Rekha Seshadri, Gregory M. Cook, Sergio E. Morales, Chris Greening and Graeme T. Attwood

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14 November 2019

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Effect of the macroalgae Asparagopsis taxiformis on methane production and rumen microbiome assemblage

Authors: Breanna Michell Roque, Charles Garrett Brooke, Joshua Ladau, Tamsen Polley, Lyndsey Jean Marsh, Negeen Najafi, Pramod Pandey, Latika Singh, Robert Kinley, Joan King Salwen, Emiley Eloe-Fadrosh, Ermias Kebreab and Matthias Hess

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12 February 2019

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Faecal inoculations alter the gastrointestinal microbiome and allow dietary expansion in a wild specialist herbivore, the koala

Authors: Michaela D. J. Blyton, Rochelle M. Soo, Desley Whisson, Karen J. Marsh, Jack Pascoe, Mark Le Pla, William Foley, Philip Hugenholtz and Ben D. Moore

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21 August 2019
Distinct microbiotas of anatomical gut regions display idiosyncratic seasonal variation in an avian folivore

Authors: Sergei V. Drovetski, Michael J. V. O’Mahoney, Kenan O. Matterson, Brian K. Schmidt and Gary R. Graves

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5 February 2019
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5 February 2019
Similar bacterial communities on healthy and injured skin of black tip reef sharks

Authors: Claudia Pogoreutz, Mauvis A. Gore, Gabriela Perna, Catriona Millar, Robert Nestler, Rupert F. Ormond, Christopher R. Clarke and Christian R. Voolstra

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17 September 2019

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Antimicrobial resistance and the microbiome

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The microbiota-gut-brain axis

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Engineering optimal livestock microbiomes

Animal Microbiome invites submissions focused on progress in engineering optimal livestock microbiomes so that feed conversion is maximised.

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Sharon Huws is a Reader in Animal Science at the School of Biological Sciences and the Institute of Global Food Security, Queens University, Belfast. Her research is focused on understanding microbiomes, especially in the context of understanding the role that the rumen microbiome plays in ruminant food security. She is also interested in understanding the evolutionary drivers of antimicrobial resistance and exploiting microbiomes for industrial purposes. Sharon is also a senior editor for the Microbiome. She also chairs the Rumen Microbial Genomics Network, which underpins the activities of the Global Research Alliance.

Dr Sharon Huws received her PhD from the University of Manchester, and subsequently went on to work as a post-doctoral scientist in the Universities of Bath and Aberystwyth. In 2010 she was promoted to Senior Principal investigator and later in 2012 was appointed as a lecturer, followed by progression to senior lecturer in 2015 at Aberystwyth University. She took up her new role in Queens University Belfast in 2017.

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Featured Article: Faecal inoculations alter the gastrointestinal microbiome and allow dietary expansion in a wild specialist herbivore, the koala

Late weaning is associated with increased microbial diversity and Faecalibacterium prausnitzii abundance in the fecal microbiota of piglets

Ecological and microbiological diversity of chigger mites, including vectors of scrub typhus, on small mammals across stratified habitats in Thailand

Development of the duodenal, ileal, jejunal and caecal microbiota in chickens

Temporal stability of the rumen microbiota in beef cattle, and response to diet and supplements

Occurrence and expression of genes encoding methyl-compound production in rumen bacteria

Effect of the macroalgae Asparagopsis taxiformis on methane production and rumen microbiome assemblage

Faecal inoculations alter the gastrointestinal microbiome and allow dietary expansion in a wild specialist herbivore, the koala

Distinct microbiotas of anatomical gut regions display idiosyncratic seasonal variation in an avian folivore

Welcome to Animal Microbiome

Similar bacterial communities on healthy and injured skin of black tip reef sharks

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