Monitoring the variation in the gut microbiota of captive woolly monkeys related to changes in diet during a reintroduction process.

ABSTRACT: Microbiome is known to play an important role in the health of organisms and different factors such as diet have been associated with modifications in microbial communities. Differences in the microbiota composition of wild and captive animals has been evaluated; however, variation during a reintroduction process in primates has never been reported. Our aim was to identify changes in the bacterial composition of three individuals of reintroduced woolly monkeys (Lagothrix lagothricha) and the variables associated with such changes. Fecal samples were collected and the V4 region of the 16S rRNA gene was sequenced to determine gut microbial composition and functionality. Individual samples from released individuals showed a higher microbial diversity after being released compared to before li

SUBMITTER: Quiroga-Gonzalez C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7985493 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature