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Therefore, this study analyzes the fungal diversity, community structure, and pathogen composition in the feces of wild <jats:italic>B. taxicolor<\/jats:italic>.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>To ensure comprehensive data analyses, we collected 82 fecal samples from five geographical sites. Amplicon sequencing of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) rRNA was used to assess fecal core microbiota and potential pathogens to determine whether the microflora composition is related to geographical location or diet. We further validated the ITS rRNA sequencing results via amplicon metagenomic sequencing and culturing of fecal fungi.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results and discussion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The fungal diversity in the feces of wild <jats:italic>Budorcas taxicolor<\/jats:italic> primarily comprised three phyla (99.69%): Ascomycota (82.19%), Fungi_unclassified (10.37%), and Basidiomycota (7.13%). At the genus level, the predominant fungi included <jats:italic>Thelebolus<\/jats:italic> (30.93%), <jats:italic>Functional_unclassified<\/jats:italic> (15.35%), and <jats:italic>Ascomycota_unclassified<\/jats:italic> (10.37%). Within these genera, certain strains exhibit pathogenic properties, such as <jats:italic>Thelebolus<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>Cryptococcus<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>Trichosporon<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>Candida<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>Zopfiella<\/jats:italic>, and <jats:italic>Podospora<\/jats:italic>. Collectively, this study offers valuable information for evaluating the health status of <jats:italic>B. taxicolor<\/jats:italic> and formulating protective strategies.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fmicb.2024.1364486","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,4,18]],"date-time":"2024-04-18T04:17:11Z","timestamp":1713413831000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Analysis of fungal diversity in the gut feces of wild takin (Budorcas taxicolor)"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"Xiaoping","family":"Ma","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zhiguo","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lijun","family":"Cai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mei","family":"Xiao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Fang","family":"He","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zhen","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Dong","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ya","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Limin","family":"Shen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yu","family":"Gu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,4,18]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"114261","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ecoenv.2022.114261","article-title":"The toxicity of the monoterpenes from lemongrass is mitigated by the detoxifying symbiosis of bacteria and fungi in the tick Haemaphysalis longicornis","volume":"247","author":"Agwunobi","year":"2022","journal-title":"Ecotoxicol. 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