Gut and Skin Microbiota of Bufo Gargarizans Tadpoles Under Temperature Stress

Bufo gargarizans tadpoles were exposed to control (22°C) and high-temperature (27°C) conditions for a short-term experiment. The dataset likely contains microbial richness, diversity, and functional pathway data from gut and skin samples collected at 24, 72, and 144 hours, alongside tadpole growth metrics. Author Liqun Ma published this CC-BY-4.0 licensed dataset on figshare in 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling the relationship between temperature stress time and microbial richness indices (ACE, Chao, Sobs) in amphibian gut microbiota.
• Predicting functional pathway shifts (e.g., DNA replication, sulfur metabolism) in gut microbiota under high-temperature stress based on KEGG predictions.
• Analyzing the differential response of skin versus gut microbiota alpha diversity to temperature and time interactions.
• Correlating high-temperature exposure with inhibited tadpole growth metrics (weight, total length) at equivalent developmental stages.

Strengths

• Experimental design includes controlled temperature treatments (22°C and 27°C) and three sampling time points (24, 72, 144 hours).
• Description reports specific microbial indices analyzed (richness: ACE, Chao, Sobs; diversity: Shannon, Simpson; Pd index) and KEGG functional predictions.
• Includes paired host physiology data: tadpole developmental rate and growth metrics (weight, total length, snout-vent length, body width).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is small (713.6 KB), indicating limited scope or summary-level data.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Liqun Ma.

Collection Method

Experimental study exposing Bufo gargarizans tadpoles to temperature stress and sampling microbiota.

Time Range

Sampling occurred at 24, 72, and 144 hours post-exposure.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 05:23:44; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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