The gut microbiome of wild American marten in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan

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dc.contributor.authorLafferty, Diana J. R.en
dc.contributor.authorMcKenney, Erin A.en
dc.contributor.authorGillman, Sierra J.en
dc.contributor.authorKailing, Chris D.en
dc.contributor.authorWalimaa, Myles C.en
dc.contributor.authorKailing, Macy J.en
dc.contributor.authorRoell, Brian J.en
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-24T16:55:47Zen
dc.date.available2023-04-24T16:55:47Zen
dc.date.issued2022-11en
dc.description.abstractCarnivores are ecologically important and sensitive to habitat loss and anthropogenic disruption. Here we measured trophic level and gut bacterial composition as proxies of carnivore ecological status across the Upper Peninsula, Michigan, for wild American marten (Martes americana; hereafter marten). In contrast to studies that have focused on omnivorous and herbivorous species, we find that marten, like other carnivore species without a cecum, are dominated by Firmicutes (52.35%) and Proteobacteria (45.31%) but lack Bacteroidetes. Additionally, a majority of the 12 major bacterial genera (occurring at >= 1%) are known hydrogen producers, suggesting these taxa may contribute to host energy requirements through fermentative production of acetate. Our study suggests that live trapping and harvest methods yield similar marten gut microbiome data. In addition, preserving undisturbed forest likely impacts marten ecology by measurably increasing marten trophic level and altering the gut microbiome. Our study underscores the utility of the gut microbiome as a tool to monitor the ecological status of wild carnivore populations.en
dc.description.notesThis research was supported by a grant from Huron Mountain Wildlife Foundation (DRJL, EAM). Additional funding was provided by the College of Arts and Sciences at Northern Michigan University (DJRL) and a Sigma Xi's Grants-in-Aid of Research Award Grant [SJG: grant number: G2018100198233997, 2019]. SJG. was supported through the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (grant number: No. DGE-2140004, 2019-2024). This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program under Grant No. 1000263298. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.en
dc.description.sponsorshipHuron Mountain Wildlife Foundation; College of Arts and Sciences at Northern Michigan University; Sigma Xi [G2018100198233997]; NSF Graduate Research Fellowship [DGE-2140004]; National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program [1000263298]en
dc.description.versionPublished versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0275850en
dc.identifier.issue11en
dc.identifier.othere0275850en
dc.identifier.pmid36327319en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/114762en
dc.identifier.volume17en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherPublic Library of Scienceen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectTrophic relationshipsen
dc.subjecthuman footprinten
dc.subjectconservationen
dc.subjectisotopesen
dc.subjectdelta-c-13en
dc.subjectunifracen
dc.subjectnumberen
dc.subjecttoolsen
dc.subjectblacken
dc.subjectdieten
dc.titleThe gut microbiome of wild American marten in the Upper Peninsula of Michiganen
dc.title.serialPlos Oneen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
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