The gut microbiota of gibbons across host genus and captive site in China,American Journal of Primatology

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The gut microbiota of gibbons across host genus and captive site in China
American Journal of Primatology ( IF 2.4 ) Pub Date : 2022-02-15 , DOI: 10.1002/ajp.23360
Li-Ying Lan ₁ , Yu-Yan You ₂ , Qi-Xuan Hong ₁ , Qun-Xiu Liu ₃ , Chun-Zhong Xu ₄ , Wu Chen ₅ , Ying-Di Zhu ₃ , Xue-Qing Du ₅ , Peng-Fei Fan ₁

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Gut microbiota influences nutrient metabolism and immunity of animal hosts. Better understanding of the composition and diversity of gut microbiota contributes to conservation and management of threatened animals both in situ and ex situ. In this study, we applied 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing to evaluate the composition and diversity of the fecal bacterial community of four gibbon genera (Family Hylobatidae) at four Chinese zoos. The results showed that the dominant bacterial phyla were Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes, and Proteobacteria and dominant families were Prevotellaceae (Bacteroidetes), Spirochaetaceae (Spirochaetes) and Ruminococcaceae (Firmicutes) in the gut of all gibbons. Both captive site and host genus had significant effects on the relative abundance of dominant bacteria and structure of gut bacterial community. We found that captive site and host genus did not solely impact gut bacterial diversity, but the interaction between them did. This study provides basic knowledge for gut microbiota of all four gibbon genera and contributes to management and conservation of captive gibbons.

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