8. Microbiome

Microbiome

Gut microbiota seasonal succession & host-metabolite axis

Hibernation Focus: Mucin-degrading Akkermansia bloom during fasting, SCFA (butyrate) decline, bile acid transformation, fecal transplant validation
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Diversity Dynamics
α/β Diversity Entrance Crash QIIME2
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Community Succession
Firmicutes↓ Bacteroidetes↑ SourceTracker
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Functional Prediction
PICRUSt2 SCFA Synthesis Bile Acid 7α-DH
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Gut-Liver-Brain Axis
Procrustes Butyrate-FFAR3 Sankey Flow