[en] One of the threats that the critically endangered European mink (Mustela lutreola) faces throughout its relict range, including the occidental population, is the impact of the American mink (Mustela vison) invasion in its natural habitat. We aimed to explore the differences in microbiota and genetic diversity between European and American mink to test phylosymbiosis theory. We investigated the gut microbiota composition of European and American mink in a controlled environment (captive breeding compounds and fur farms respectively) to account for the impact of the environment on gut bacterial composition. We compared them to the gut microbiota of both mink species in the natural environment across multiple habitats. Our exploratory results showed differences between free-ranging and captive individuals, with more extreme changes in American mink compared to European mink. However, feral American mink from a long-established population exhibited gut bacterial composition closer to the free-ranging native species compared to more recently established feral populations. This result could be explained by dietary shifts in the area sampled based on prey availability through different landscape, but also to a lesser extent due to greater genetic differentiation. This exploratory work contributes to the scarce literature currently available on the dynamics between gut microbiota and mammal invasion.
Disciplines :
Zoology
Author, co-author :
Van Leeuwen, Pauline ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Integrative Biological Sciences (InBioS) ; Laurentian University
Schulte-Hostedde, Albrecht I; Laurentian University
Fournier-Chambrillon, Christine; Groupe de Recherche et d'Étude pour la Gestion de l'Environnement
Fournier, Pascal; Groupe de Recherche et d'Étude pour la Gestion de l'Environnement
Pigneur, Lise-Marie ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la vie > Génétique et physiologie des microalgues
Aranda, Carmen M; Fundacion para la Investigacion en Etologia y Biodiversidad
Urra-Maya, Fermìn; Navarra Government: Gobierno de Navarra
Michaux, Johan ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la vie > Laboratoire de génétique de la conservation
Language :
English
Title :
A Microbial Tale of Farming, Invasion and Conservation: On the Gut Bacteria of European and American Mink in Western Europe
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