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Towards a Healthier Future: Koala Health Diagnostics Through Scat Microbiome

Year: 2024

Type: preprint

Abstract: Conservation biology requires accurate data on how human-induced threats affect wildlife fitness and survival. Gut microbiota play a critical role in health by influencing physiology, nutrition, immunology, and behaviour. Advances in non-invasive sampling, particularly scat microbiome analysis, offer scalable conservation solutions. This study establishes a

DOI: 10.22541/au.172426877.75352722/v1

Authors: Alejandro Oliveros, Nicola Jackson, Daniel Powell, Julien Terraube, Flavia Santamaria, Ludovica Valenza, Rosie Booth, Celine Frere, Céline H Frère

Institutions: The University of Queensland, Vulture Conservation Foundation, Central Queensland University, Australia Zoo

Language: English

Topic: Gut microbiota and health

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDGs: Life on land, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Funder: Australian Research Council

Award: Animal social behaviour and emerging infectious fungal diseases in nature.

OpenAlex ID: W4414899715

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