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Gut microbiome diversity across seasons and locations in thai captive Asian elephants (elephas maximus).

PubMed · 2026-06-25

Researchers found that the gut bacteria of captive Asian elephants in Thailand vary significantly by both geographic location and season, with the rainy season supporting more diverse microbial communities than the dry season.

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Gut microbiome diversity was highest in wet-season elephants from Lampang and lowest in dry-season elephants from Kanchanaburi.

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Carbohydrate metabolism pathways were more active in the wet season, reflecting greater plant material consumption.

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The two phyla Firmicutes and Bacteroidota dominated gut bacteria across all seasons and locations, but their relative abundances differed by site and season.

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