Gut bacterial community profile of frugivorous bats from Cathedral Cave in Cavinti, Laguna, Philippines

• DOI: 10.1128/mra.00426-24
• Publication Date: 2024-08-20T13:00:37Z
• Authors: Bonie B. Datul; Ronilo Jose D. Fl...; Andrew D. Montecillo; Marian P. De Leon
• Keywords: 0301 basic medicine; 03 medical and health sciences; Amplicon Sequence Collections

ABSTRACT

Here we report the 16S rRNA gene amplicon analysis of the gut microbiota of three frugivorous cave bat species from the Cathedral Cave in Cavinti, Laguna, Philippines. Among the bat species, the most abundant phyla are Proteobacteria and Firmicutes D.