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September 10, 2025The ISME JournalOpen Access

Convergent gut microbial functional strategies drive energy metabolism adaptation across Ursidae species and challenge the uniqueness of giant panda

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TBTingbei BoXXXiaoming XuLHLiu He

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Analysis reveals gut microbiota influences energy metabolism across bear species, challenging giant panda uniqueness.

Key Points

  • Seasonal dynamics of gut microbiota drive energy metabolism adaptation in bears, revealing convergent strategies throughout the Ursidae family.
  • Microbial composition across giant pandas and other bears shows similarities, with Firmicutes enhancing lipid metabolism in winter.
  • Fecal microbiota transplantation experiments indicate enhanced energy metabolism regulation capabilities in winter gut microbiota of bears.
  • Findings prompt reevaluation of the giant panda's gut microbiota uniqueness and highlight its role in evolutionary adaptability.

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Bo et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c183fe9b7b07f3a0610192https://doi.org/10.1093/ismejo/wraf201
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