During the ongoing biodiversity crisis, captive conservation and breeding programs offer a
refuge for species to persist and provide source populations for reintroduction efforts …

Because of its potential to modulate host health, the gut microbiome of captive animals has
become an increasingly important area of research. In this paper, we review the current …

The natural reservoir of Ebola virus (EBOV), agent of a zoonosis burdening several African
countries, remains unidentified, albeit evidence points towards bats. In contrast, the ecology …

Recent pandemic events have raised the attention of the public on the interactions between
human and environment, with particular regard to the more and more feasible transmission …

Nipah henipavirus (NiV) and Hendra henipavirus (HeV) are zoonotic emerging
paramyxoviruses causing severe disease outbreaks in humans and livestock, mostly in …

Migratory animals experiencing substantial change in diet and habitat across the annual
cycle may have corresponding shifts in host‐associated microbial diversity. Using …

Bat gut microbiomes are adapted to the specific diets of their hosts. Despite diet variation
has been associated with differences in bat microbiome diversity, the influence of diet on …

Bats are reservoirs for zoonotic viruses, which they tolerate without experiencing disease.
Research focused on deciphering mechanisms of virus tolerance in bats has rarely …

The intestinal microbiome plays an important role in mammalian health, disease, and
immune function. In light of this function, recent studies have aimed to characterize the …

Background Hibernating animals experience extreme changes in diet that make them useful
systems for understanding host-microbial symbioses. However, most of our current …