Anthropogenic Disturbance Impacts Gut Microbiome Homeostasis in a Malagasy Primate.

ABSTRACT: Increasing anthropogenic disturbances in Madagascar are exerting constrains on endemic Malagasy lemurs and their habitats, with possible effects on their health and survival. An important component of health is the gut microbiome, which might be disrupted by various stressors associated with environmental change. We have studied the gut microbiome of gray-brown mouse lemurs (Microcebus griseorufus), one of the smallest Malagasy primates and an important model of the convergent evolution of diseases. We sampled two sites: one situated in a national park and the other consisting of a more disturbed site around human settlement. We found that more intense anthropogenic disturbances indeed disrupted the gut microbiome of this lemur species marked by a reduction in bacterial diversity an

SUBMITTER: Wasimuddin 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9253676 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature