Articles | Volume 26, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/we-26-223-2026
https://doi.org/10.5194/we-26-223-2026
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08 Oct 2026
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Gut microbiomes of the little free-tailed bat (Mops pumilus) show high prevalence of potential bacterial pathogens but limited responses to land cover

Julie Teresa Shapiro, Christopher Barnes, Ida Broman Nielsen, Linett Rasmussen, Ara Monadjem, Robert A. McCleery, and Anders J. Hansen
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The gut microbiome (microorganisms in the digestive tract) is important for the health of wildlife but may be impacted by human-caused disturbance, such as land cover change. Using genetic sequences of bacteria, we found that the gut microbiomes of the little free-tail bat (Mops pumilus) in Eswatini were highly individual and may have potential pathogens but did not appear to be influenced by land cover.
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