Publications by authors named "Emma J Ransome"
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- Recent reviews highlight that using only fecal or cloacal samples limits our understanding of bird gut microbiota.
- This study examined the microbiota in different parts of the digestive tract (esophagus, duodenum, cecum, colon) of urban Canada geese, generating over 8 million sequences that identified 420 bacterial types.
- The findings show significant differences in microbial richness and composition across gut regions, with the esophagus having the most unique microbiota and the colon being the least distinct due to mixing of communities, suggesting fecal samples may not accurately represent gut microbiota diversity.