Communications Biology (Feb 2022)

Gut Microbiome Characteristics in feral and domesticated horses from different geographic locations

  • Li Ang,
  • Gabriel Vinderola,
  • Akihito Endo,
  • Juha Kantanen,
  • Chen Jingfeng,
  • Ana Binetti,
  • Patricia Burns,
  • Shi Qingmiao,
  • Ding Suying,
  • Yu Zujiang,
  • David Rios-Covian,
  • Anastasia Mantziari,
  • Shea Beasley,
  • Carlos Gomez-Gallego,
  • Miguel Gueimonde,
  • Seppo Salminen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03116-2
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Li Ang et al. present an investigation of feral and domesticated horse gut microbiomes across three continents. Their results provide new insight into how changes in horse lifestyle are reflected in the resident gut microbiome.