Divergent gut microbial metabolism supports niche partitioning in giant and red pandas
These findings suggest that the distinct metabolic pathways of the gut microbiota in giant and red pandas have evolved in concert with their dietary strategies, energy acquisition modes, and ecological niche differentiation, forming a highly coordinated adaptive system.
Authors
- Rong Hou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8236-6318)
- Dunwu Qi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9557-4194)
- Zusheng Li
- Yanshan Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1131-0989)
- Wenlei Bi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6590-9123)
- Guanwei Lan
- Jiabin Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2529-248X)
- Yu Xiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6119-8888)
- Chao Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5114-2282)
- Rui Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2807-2586)
Institutions
- Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Microbiology
- Published
- 2025-11-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1698108
- Primary Topic
- Gut microbiota and health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
- Chengdu Science and Technology Bureau
- Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan Province