Gut bacteria comparison between wild and captive neotropical otters

The neotropical otter (Lontra longicaudis) is considered a flagship species for the conservation of the ecosystems in which it resides and is currently in a vulnerable state. As a conservation strategy for this species, rehabilitation, breeding, and reintroduction programs of captive individuals...

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Autor principal:	Laura C Rodríguez-Rey , Johanna Santamaría-Vanegas
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Publicado:	Pontificia Universidad Javeriana 2021
Materias:	gut bacterial community; lontra longicaudis; pcr-dgge molecular profile; wild and captive otters. Science (General) Q1-390
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:c2ad1e780a84476abe7e7060426d93602021-11-16T21:36:33ZGut bacteria comparison between wild and captive neotropical otters10.11144/Javeriana.SC25-2.gbcb0122-74832027-1352https://doaj.org/article/c2ad1e780a84476abe7e7060426d93602021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://revistas.javeriana.edu.co/index.php/scientarium/article/view/28246https://doaj.org/toc/0122-7483https://doaj.org/toc/2027-1352The neotropical otter (Lontra longicaudis) is considered a flagship species for the conservation of the ecosystems in which it resides and is currently in a vulnerable state. As a conservation strategy for this species, rehabilitation, breeding, and reintroduction programs of captive individuals have been proposed. However, it is likely that the environment and feeding conditions in captivity result in gut microbial communities that differ from those in wild animals. Gut microbial communities have an important role in the physiological performance of an animal. To determine differences between gut microbial communities of otters in wild and captive living conditions, the structure and diversity of their gut bacterial communities were determined using 16S rDNA molecular markers. Total DNA was isolated from fecal samples of wild animals from the La Vieja River basin and from captive animals in the Cali Zoo. As expected, the gut bacterial communities of captive animals converged to a more similar structure, and their bacterial diversity was significantly lower than that found in wild animals.Laura C Rodríguez-Rey , Johanna Santamaría-VanegasPontificia Universidad Javerianaarticlegut bacterial community; lontra longicaudis; pcr-dgge molecular profile; wild and captive otters.Science (General)Q1-390ENESUniversitas Scientiarum, Vol 25, Iss 2, Pp 359-384 (2021)
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topic	gut bacterial community; lontra longicaudis; pcr-dgge molecular profile; wild and captive otters. Science (General) Q1-390
spellingShingle	gut bacterial community; lontra longicaudis; pcr-dgge molecular profile; wild and captive otters. Science (General) Q1-390 Laura C Rodríguez-Rey , Johanna Santamaría-Vanegas Gut bacteria comparison between wild and captive neotropical otters
description	The neotropical otter (Lontra longicaudis) is considered a flagship species for the conservation of the ecosystems in which it resides and is currently in a vulnerable state. As a conservation strategy for this species, rehabilitation, breeding, and reintroduction programs of captive individuals have been proposed. However, it is likely that the environment and feeding conditions in captivity result in gut microbial communities that differ from those in wild animals. Gut microbial communities have an important role in the physiological performance of an animal. To determine differences between gut microbial communities of otters in wild and captive living conditions, the structure and diversity of their gut bacterial communities were determined using 16S rDNA molecular markers. Total DNA was isolated from fecal samples of wild animals from the La Vieja River basin and from captive animals in the Cali Zoo. As expected, the gut bacterial communities of captive animals converged to a more similar structure, and their bacterial diversity was significantly lower than that found in wild animals.
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author	Laura C Rodríguez-Rey , Johanna Santamaría-Vanegas
author_facet	Laura C Rodríguez-Rey , Johanna Santamaría-Vanegas
author_sort	Laura C Rodríguez-Rey , Johanna Santamaría-Vanegas
title	Gut bacteria comparison between wild and captive neotropical otters
title_short	Gut bacteria comparison between wild and captive neotropical otters
title_full	Gut bacteria comparison between wild and captive neotropical otters
title_fullStr	Gut bacteria comparison between wild and captive neotropical otters
title_full_unstemmed	Gut bacteria comparison between wild and captive neotropical otters
title_sort	gut bacteria comparison between wild and captive neotropical otters
publisher	Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
publishDate	2021
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Gut bacteria comparison between wild and captive neotropical otters

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