Gut microbial complexity

Centenarian age is associated with gut microbial complexity in A. gigantea.

“there were no bacterial taxa specific to centenarians, whose microbial complexity was reduced compared to adult or elderly tortoises.”

Animalscompared to adult or elderly tortoises

Disentangling the gut microbiota of Aldabra giant tortoises of different ages and environments

PeerJ·10 Jun 2025