About this Research Topic
Microorganisms play a vital role in various aspects of animal health, including digestion, immunity, and overall well-being. Although much of the research on microbiomes has focused on humans, scientists have also been studying the microbiomes of wildlife animals to unravel their ecological roles and potential impacts on animal populations.
The microbiome of wildlife animals holds significant implications for their health and survival. It aids in the efficient digestion and absorption of nutrients, strengthens the immune system, and offers protection against harmful pathogens. Disruptions or imbalances in the microbiome, whether caused by habitat loss, pollution, or antibiotic exposure, can result in negative consequences for animal health.
Disease mitigation in wildlife animals is critical for maintaining healthy ecosystems and preventing the transmission of infectious diseases to humans and domestic animals. It is important to understand the prospects for disease mitigation and animal health across ecological zones of wildlife animals, as this can provide valuable insights into their ecology, evolution, and health, as well as help us inform conservation efforts and management strategies for wildlife populations.
This research topic welcomes high-quality research encompassing various topics in Wildlife Animals, including Original Research articles and Reviews. It covers a broad range of areas, such as pre-clinical and clinical studies on the microbiome in wildlife animals, its functions and impacts on animal health, clinical pharmacology and therapeutics, as well as the pharmacokinetics of the microbiome in wildlife animals (including metabolism, bioavailability, distribution, antimicrobial activity, antioxidant activity, and anti-inflammatory activity).
We particularly encourage manuscripts focusing on the following subtopics (but not limited to):
• Monitor and surveillance: Monitoring and surveillance of wildlife populations on a regular basis.
• Insights in wildlife species ecology and behavior: Understanding the ecology and behavior of wildlife species, this can provide valuable information about disease transmission pathways and risk factors.
• Zoonotic diseases: Zoonotic diseases are those capable of being transmitted between animals and humans. It is essential to monitor these zoonotic diseases in wildlife populations to effectively prevent potential outbreaks among human populations.
• The One Health Approach: Adopting a "One Health" approach, which recognizes the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health, is critical in addressing wildlife diseases.
• Therapeutic Strategies for endocrine system homeostasis: Exploring therapeutic strategies such as microorganism transplantation, pharmacological interventions, microecological agents. And investigating the role of gut microbiota and metabolites in regulating endocrine system homeostasis in wildlife animals.
The microbiome of wildlife animals holds significant implications for their health and survival. It aids in the efficient digestion and absorption of nutrients, strengthens the immune system, and offers protection against harmful pathogens. Disruptions or imbalances in the microbiome, whether caused by habitat loss, pollution, or antibiotic exposure, can result in negative consequences for animal health.
Disease mitigation in wildlife animals is critical for maintaining healthy ecosystems and preventing the transmission of infectious diseases to humans and domestic animals. It is important to understand the prospects for disease mitigation and animal health across ecological zones of wildlife animals, as this can provide valuable insights into their ecology, evolution, and health, as well as help us inform conservation efforts and management strategies for wildlife populations.
This research topic welcomes high-quality research encompassing various topics in Wildlife Animals, including Original Research articles and Reviews. It covers a broad range of areas, such as pre-clinical and clinical studies on the microbiome in wildlife animals, its functions and impacts on animal health, clinical pharmacology and therapeutics, as well as the pharmacokinetics of the microbiome in wildlife animals (including metabolism, bioavailability, distribution, antimicrobial activity, antioxidant activity, and anti-inflammatory activity).
We particularly encourage manuscripts focusing on the following subtopics (but not limited to):
• Monitor and surveillance: Monitoring and surveillance of wildlife populations on a regular basis.
• Insights in wildlife species ecology and behavior: Understanding the ecology and behavior of wildlife species, this can provide valuable information about disease transmission pathways and risk factors.
• Zoonotic diseases: Zoonotic diseases are those capable of being transmitted between animals and humans. It is essential to monitor these zoonotic diseases in wildlife populations to effectively prevent potential outbreaks among human populations.
• The One Health Approach: Adopting a "One Health" approach, which recognizes the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health, is critical in addressing wildlife diseases.
• Therapeutic Strategies for endocrine system homeostasis: Exploring therapeutic strategies such as microorganism transplantation, pharmacological interventions, microecological agents. And investigating the role of gut microbiota and metabolites in regulating endocrine system homeostasis in wildlife animals.
Keywords: microbiome, wildlife, animal, semi-wild, disease
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