Reintroduction training is instrumental in restoring the oral microbiota of giant pandas from “captivity” to “wildness”

Reintroduction training is instrumental in restoring the oral microbiota of giant pandas from “captivity” to “wildness”

Abstract Reintroduction programs aim to restore wild populations, yet success is challenged by host microbiome adaptation to natural environments. Here, we characterized the oral microbiota of giant pandas undergoing pre-release training, comparing them to captive and wild conspecifics, to assess tr...

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Main Authors: Rui Ma, Xiang Yu, Chong Huang, Fei Xue, Rong Hou, Wei Wu, Feifei Feng, Wenlei Bi, Long Zhang, Jiabin Liu, Zusheng Li, Jiang Gu, Yanshan Zhou, Guanwei Lan, Chao Chen, Ying Yao, Jingchao Lan, Li Luo, Ping Li, Hui He, Mei Zhang, Xi Yang, Hong Yang, Haijun Gu, Xiaodong Gu, Limin Chen, Dunwu Qi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-07-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Subjects:
Giant panda
Oral microbiota
Reintroduction
Adaptive transition
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-025-04084-3
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