Host Identity and Geographic Location Significantly Affect Gastrointestinal Microbial Richness and Diversity in Western Lowland Gorillas (<i>Gorilla gorilla gorilla</i>) under Human Care

Host Identity and Geographic Location Significantly Affect Gastrointestinal Microbial Richness and Diversity in Western Lowland Gorillas (<i>Gorilla gorilla gorilla</i>) under Human Care

The last few decades have seen an outpouring of gastrointestinal (GI) microbiome studies across diverse host species. Studies have ranged from assessments of GI microbial richness and diversity to classification of novel microbial lineages. Assessments of the “normal” state of the GI microbiome comp...

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Main Authors: Katrina Eschweiler, Jonathan B. Clayton, Anneke Moresco, Erin A. McKenney, Larry J. Minter, Mallory J. Suhr Van Haute, William Gasper, Shivdeep Singh Hayer, Lifeng Zhu, Kathryn Cooper, Kimberly Ange-van Heugten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
gastrointestinal (GIT) microbiome
feces
human managed populations
western lowland gorilla
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/12/3399

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