The Gut Microbiota Communities of Wild Arboreal and Ground-Feeding Tropical Primates Are Affected Differently by Habitat Disturbance

ABSTRACT Human exploitation and destruction of tropical resources are currently threatening innumerable wild animal species, altering natural ecosystems and thus, food resources, with profound effects on gut microbiota. Given their conservation status and the importance to tropical ecosystems, wild...

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Main Authors: Claudia Barelli, Davide Albanese, Rebecca M. Stumpf, Abigail Asangba, Claudio Donati, Francesco Rovero, Heidi C. Hauffe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020-06-01
Series:mSystems
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSystems.00061-20