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Skin microbiota of fallow deer: Composition, diversity, and influencing factors.
| Τίτλος: | Skin microbiota of fallow deer: Composition, diversity, and influencing factors. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Štempelová L; Centre of Biosciences of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Animal Physiology, Šoltésovej 4-6, 04001, Košice, Slovakia., Farbáková J; Department of Breeding and Diseases of Game, Fish and Bees, Ecology and Cynology, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Komenského 73, Košice, 04181, Slovakia., Lazár J; Department of Breeding and Diseases of Game, Fish and Bees, Ecology and Cynology, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Komenského 73, Košice, 04181, Slovakia., Gondoľová D; Centre of Biosciences of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Animal Physiology, Šoltésovej 4-6, 04001, Košice, Slovakia., Strompfová V; Centre of Biosciences of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Animal Physiology, Šoltésovej 4-6, 04001, Košice, Slovakia. strompfv@saske.sk. |
| Πηγή: | Veterinary research communications [Vet Res Commun] 2026 Aug 13; Vol. 50 (5). Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Aug 13. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Springer Country of Publication: Switzerland NLM ID: 8100520 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1573-7446 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 01657380 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Vet Res Commun Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: [Cham] : Springer Original Publication: [Amsterdam] : Elsevier, 1980- |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Deer*/microbiology , Bacteria*/classification , Bacteria*/genetics , Bacteria*/isolation & purification , Skin*/microbiology , Skin Microbiome* , Microbiota*, RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics ; DNA, Bacterial/genetics ; Animals ; Male ; Female |
| Περίληψη: | Understanding the microbiota of wild animals can contribute to the monitoring of population health or habitat changes. The skin microbiota of fallow deer remains poorly characterized and represents a gap in current veterinary microbiology research. The aim of this study was to analyse skin microbiota of fifteen clinically healthy fallow deer using next-generation sequencing. Genomic DNA was extracted from superficial skin swabs collected from three anatomical sites per individual (n = 45 samples) and sequenced targeting the V3-V4 region of the bacterial 16S rRNA gene using Illumina sequencing. The skin microbiota of fallow deer was highly diverse, with a broad range of bacterial taxa detected across samples. The most abundant genus was Sphingomonas, followed by Enhydrobacter, Chryseobacterium, Corynebacterium, Pseudomonas, Flavobacterium, Sporosarcina, and Staphylococcus. Significant differences in alpha diversity were detected between male and female fallow deer. Beta diversity analysis revealed significant differences in community composition according to sex and age, whereas no significant differences were observed among sampling locations or skin sites. To our knowledge, this is the first study to describe the skin microbiota composition of fallow deer, providing baseline data for future comparative and ecological microbiota studies in wild ruminants. (© 2026. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature B.V.) |
| Competing Interests: | Declarations. Ethical approval: The study involved fallow deer for one-time collection of superficial swab samples. All manipulation was in accordance with standard veterinary practices according Slovak legislation (no. 377/2012 and 436/2012). Consent for publication: Not applicable. Competing interests: The authors declare that they have no competing interests. |
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| Grant Information: | apvv-23-0005 Agentúra na Podporu Výskumu a Vývoja; VEGA 2/0004/24 Vedecká Grantová Agentúra MŠVVaŠ SR a SAV |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Diversity; Fallow deer; Microbiota; Skin |
| Substance Nomenclature: | 0 (RNA, Ribosomal, 16S) 0 (DNA, Bacterial) |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260813 Date Completed: 20260813 Latest Revision: 20261008 |
| Update Code: | 20261008 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11259-026-11460-5 |
| PMID: | 42593618 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1573-7446 |
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| DOI: | 10.1007/s11259-026-11460-5 |