# Gut bacterial community profile of frugivorous bats from Cathedral Cave in Cavinti, Laguna, Philippines

## TL;DR

This study analyzes the gut bacteria of fruit-eating bats in a Philippine cave, finding Proteobacteria and Firmicutes as the most common.

## Contribution

The paper provides a novel characterization of gut microbial communities in frugivorous bats from a specific Philippine cave.

## Key findings

- Proteobacteria and Firmicutes were the most abundant phyla in the bats' gut microbiota.
- The study highlights the microbial diversity associated with frugivorous bats in a cave ecosystem.

## Abstract

Here we report the 16S rRNA gene amplicon analysis of the gut microbiota of three frugivorous cave bat species from the Cathedral Cave in Cavinti, Laguna, Philippines. Among the bat species, the most abundant phyla are Proteobacteria and Firmicutes D.