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Variation of Gut Microbiome in Free-Ranging Female Tibetan Macaques (Macaca thibetana) across Different Reproductive States by Sun, Binghua ;Xu, Xiaojuan ;Xia, Yingna ;Cheng, Yumei ;Mao, Shuxin ;Xiang, Xingjia ;Xia, Dongpo ;Wang, Xi ;Li, Jinhua is a scholarly article available to read on EtoBox.

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The gut microbiome is expected to adapt to the varying energetic and nutritional pressures in females of different reproductive states. Changes in the gut microbiome may lead to varying nutrient utilizing efficiency in pregnant and lactating female primates. In this study, we examined variation in the gut bacterial community composition of wild female Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana) across different reproductive states (cycling, pregnancy and lactation). Fecal samples (n = 25) were collected from ten adult females harvested across different reproductive states. Gut microbial community composition and potential functions were assessed using 16 S rRNA gene sequences. We found significant changes in gut bacterial taxonomic composition, structure and their potential functions in different reproductive states of our study species. In particular, the relative abundance of Proteobacteria increased significantly during pregnancy and lactation. In addition, the relative abundance of Succinivibrionaceae and Succinivibrio (Succinivibrionaceae) were overrepresented in pregnant females, whereas Bifidobacteriaceae and Bifidobacterium (Bifidobacteriaceae) were overrepresented in lactating fem

Author

Sun, Binghua ;Xu, Xiaojuan ;Xia, Yingna ;Cheng, Yumei ;Mao, Shuxin ;Xiang, Xingjia ;Xia, Dongpo ;Wang, Xi ;Li, Jinhua

Publisher

MDPI AG

Published

2020

Language

EN