Host-associated microbiomes are influenced by evolutionary history and proximate factors such as diet and environment. Zoos house animals in relatively standardized and manipulatable environments, making zoo populations ...

Many parts of the animal body harbor microbial communities, known as animal-associated microbiomes, that affect the regulation of physiological functions. Studies in human and animal models have demonstrated that the ...

Microbial rewilding, whereby exposure to naturalistic environments can modulate or augment gut microbiomes and improve host-microbe symbiosis, is being harnessed as an innovative approach to human health, one that may also ...