Fecal microbiota transplants facilitate post-antibiotic recovery of gut microbiota in cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus)

Using an experimental approach in 21, ex-situ cheetahs, we tested whether pre-screened, autologous FMTs facilitated post-antibiotic recovery of cheetah gut microbiota. We specifically characterized antibiotic-induced microbial alterations and extirpations, as well as microbial signatures of FMT engraftment (i.e., colonization) for single versus three, biweekly (multiple) FMTs.