Nutrient-based diet modifications impact on the gut microbiome of the Javan slow loris (Nycticebus javanicus).

ABSTRACT: Environment and diet are key factors which shape the microbiome of organisms. There is also a disparity between captive and wild animals of the same species, presumably because of the change in diet. Being able to reverse the microbiome to the wild type is thus particularly important for the reintroduction efforts of Critically Endangered animals. The Javan slow loris (Nycticebus javanicus) is a suitable model, being kept in the thousands within rescue centres throughout Southeast Asia. With next-generation sequencing, we show how a naturalistic diet impacts the gut microbiome of captive slow lorises (Primates: Nycticebus). A comparison of the microbiome of wild animals with captive animals that had been fed a standard captive or improved diet reveals strong microbiome differences between

SUBMITTER: Cabana F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6411731 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature