Giant Panda Gut Microbiome and Resistome After International Travel

12.5 KB Excel file contains tabular data on gut microbiome composition and antibiotic-resistant genes in a giant panda family returning from overseas. The dataset includes fecal samples from pandas at admission and release quarantine stages, with native captive pandas as controls. Author Yuhang Wu published the data in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze shifts in predominant bacterial genera like Escherichia–Shigella and Streptococcus proportions between admission and release quarantine stages.
• Compare antibiotic-resistant gene (ARG) types such as multidrug and polymyxin between translocated and native captive pandas.
• Investigate changes in genus abundance, such as Weissella in child pandas, following quarantine protocols.

Strengths

• Data captures a specific, documented event: the first panda family returning from overseas.
• Includes temporal comparison with samples from two distinct stages: admission and release from quarantine.
• Uses control samples from two native captive pandas for baseline comparison.

Limitations

• Very small data scale at 12.5 KB, indicating limited record count or feature depth.
• Sample size is restricted to one panda family and two controls, limiting statistical power.
• Unknown row and column counts prevent assessment of dataset dimensionality.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Yuhang Wu.

Collection Method

Fecal samples gathered for high-throughput amplicon and metagenomics sequencing.

Time Range

Samples collected on first day of quarantine (Admission) and 3 days after (Release).

Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

Study involves giant pandas translocated internationally, location unspecified.