Colonic Genera Driving Gut Microbiome Differences in Wild Black Bears

5.5 KB of data identifying bacterial genera responsible for differences in gut microbiome composition across intestinal sites in wild American black bears. The dataset was created by Erin A. McKenney and last updated on April 20, 2026. It is derived from gut samples collected from bears harvested in eastern North Carolina.

Use Cases

• Identify key bacterial taxa driving microbiome differences between gut sites based on SIMPER analysis results.
• Analyze the contribution of specific genera to overall Bray-Curtis dissimilarity in a wildlife host.
• Compare gut microbial community structure across different intestinal regions in a large mammal species.

Strengths

• Data is openly available under a CC-BY-4.0 license.
• Focuses on a specific, non-model wildlife species (American black bear).
• Analysis is based on a defined statistical method (SIMPER analysis with α=0.05).

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Gut samples collected from wild American black bears harvested in eastern North Carolina.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 17:46:49; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Eastern North Carolina, United States