Gut microbiome species richness

Terminal year of life is associated with gut microbiome species richness in A. sechellensis.

“Our results suggest that taxonomic GM species richness declines with age and in the terminal year, with this terminal decline occurring consistently across all ages.”

Animalsterminal year, consistently across agesgut

Gut microbiome composition and function – including transposase gene abundance - varies with age, but not senescence, in a wild vertebrate

Preprint·14 Nov 2024

Age is associated with gut microbiome species richness in A. sechellensis.

“Our results suggest that taxonomic GM species richness declines with age and in the terminal year, with this terminal decline occurring consistently across all ages.”

Animalswild populationgutseven years

Gut microbiome composition and function – including transposase gene abundance - varies with age, but not senescence, in a wild vertebrate

Preprint·14 Nov 2024