Meagan Dewar

Happy Feet in a Hostile World? The Future of Penguins Depends on Proactive Management of Current and Expected Threats

Publisher: Frontiers Media SA

Date: 28-05-2019

DOI: 10.3389/FMARS.2019.00248

Microbiota of little penguins and short-tailed shearwaters during development

Publisher: Public Library of Science (PLoS)

Date: 14-08-2017

DOI: 10.1371/JOURNAL.PONE.0183117

Conventional and molecular analysis of the diet of gentoo penguins: contributions to assess scats for non-invasive penguin diet monitoring

Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Date: 27-06-2018

DOI: 10.1007/S00300-018-2364-8

Inter-Specific Variations in the Gastrointestinal Microbiota of Procellariiformes

Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)

Date: 28-04-2014

DOI: 10.1111/1574-6941.12332

Abstract: Despite the enormous amount of data available on the importance of gut microbiota in vertebrates (especially mammals), there is no information available on the microbiota of seabirds. Procellariiformes are long-lived seabirds that consume a diet high in lipids and are characterised by their ability to produce and store large amount of stomach oils through the partial digestion of prey (with the exception of the Pelecanoididae). Examining the faecal microbiota of three Procellariiform species (short-tailed shearwater, common ing petrel and fairy prion) provided a unique opportunity to not only characterise the gastrointestinal (GI) microbial composition of seabirds but to also examine the influence of stomach oils on the microbial community. The results indicated that Procellariiform seabirds host a highly erse community of faecal microorganisms, dominated by three phyla (Firmicutes, Proteobacteria and Bacteroidetes) and that each species has its own species-specific GI microbiota. In addition, significant differences were observed in the microbial communities of oil-producing and non-oil-producing seabirds. This study is the first whole-community examination and classification of the faecal microbiota of Procellariiform seabirds.

Risk assessment of SARS-CoV-2 in Antarctic wildlife

Publisher: Elsevier BV

Date: 02-2021

DOI: 10.1016/J.SCITOTENV.2020.143352

Influence of Fasting During Moult on the Gastrointestinal Microbiota of Penguins

Publisher: Public Library of Science (PLoS)

Date: 30-06-2014

DOI: 10.1371/JOURNAL.PONE.0099996

The Risk of Avian Influenza in the Southern Ocean: A practical guide

Publisher: California Digital Library (CDL)

Date: 22-08-2022

DOI: 10.32942/OSF.IO/8JRBU

Marine ecosystem assessment for the Southern Ocean: birds and marine mammals in a changing climate

Publisher: Frontiers Media SA

Date: 04-11-2020

DOI: 10.3389/FEVO.2020.566936

Marcroparasites in Antarctic Penguins

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

Date: 2017

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-46343-8_9

Age-related differences revealed in Australian fur seal Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus gut microbiota.

Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)

Date: 27-06-2013

DOI: 10.1111/1574-6941.12157

Abstract: The gut microbiota of Australian fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus) was examined at different age classes using fluorescent in situ hybridisation (FISH) and 16S rRNA gene pyrosequencing. The FISH results indicated that in the fur seal groups, the predominant phyla are Firmicutes (22.14-67.33%) followed by Bacteroidetes (3.11-15.45%) and then Actinobacteria (1.4-5.9%) consistent with other mammals. Phylum Proteobacteria had an initial abundance of 1.8% in the 2-month-old pups, but < 1% of bacterial numbers for the other fur seal age groups. Significant differences did occur in the abundance of Clostridia, Lactobacilli and Bifidobacteria between 2 months pups and 9 months pups and adult fur seals. Results from the 16S rRNA gene pyrosequencing supported the FISH data and identified significant differences in the composition of Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, Actinobacteria, Proteobacteria, Verrucomicrobia and Fusobacteria at all ages. Class Clostridia in phylum Firmicutes dominates the microbiota of the 2 months and 9 months seal pups, whilst class Bacilli dominates the 6 months pups. In addition, a high level of dissimilarity was observed between all age classes. This study provides novel insight into the gut microbiota of Australian fur seals at different age classes.

Inter-specific variations in the gastrointestinal microbiota in penguins

Publisher: Wiley

Date: 25-01-2013

DOI: 10.1002/MBO3.66

Factors that shape the host microbiome

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Date: 12-03-2020

DOI: 10.1017/9781108654418.004

Microbiomes of soils, plants and animals: an introduction

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Date: 12-03-2020

DOI: 10.1017/9781108654418.001

Federation University Australia

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Dolphin Research Institute Of Victoria

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Deakin University

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James Cook University

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Federation University Australia

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Victoria University

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Pathogens And Their Antimicrobial Resistance Genes In Oral Cavities Of Sharks In NSW, Australia

Start Date: 2022

End Date: End date not available

Funder: NSW Department of Primary Industries

Diseases Of Antarctic Seabirds

Start Date: 2019

End Date: End date not available

Funder: Australian Antarctic Division