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To evaluate whether anthropogenic forest disturbance and habitat fragmentation alter the gut microbiota composition and functional metabolic pathways in the endangered Udzungwa red colobus monkey.

October 7, 2015Scientific ReportsOpen Access

Habitat fragmentation is associated to gut microbiota diversity of an endangered primate: implications for conservation

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CBClaudia BarelliIringa Mercy Organization DADavide AlbaneseFondazione Edmund Mach CDClaudio DonatiFondazione Edmund Mach

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Comparative study reveals reduced gut microbiota alpha-diversity in disturbed-forest red colobus monkeys, suggesting anthropogenic habitat loss disrupts vital digestive and metabolic functions.

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To evaluate whether anthropogenic forest disturbance and habitat fragmentation alter the gut microbiota composition and functional metabolic pathways in the endangered Udzungwa red colobus monkey.
Sampled seven social groups of Udzungwa red colobus monkeys (Procolobus gordonorum) across disturbed and undisturbed forest habitats in the Udzungwa Mountains of Tanzania.
Profiled fecal bacterial composition, quantified alpha-diversity, and evaluated functional metabolic pathways associated with dietary differences and xenobiotic processing.
Ruminococcaceae and Lachnospiraceae predominated across all groups, supporting energy extraction from specialized folivorous diets.
Gut microbiota alpha-diversity was significantly higher in undisturbed forest habitats compared to disturbed forest habitats.
Functional profiling demonstrated marked genus diversification and shifts in metabolic pathways required to process xenobiotics in human-modified environments.

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Barelli et al. (2015) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d6aba4e328128020aa7f22 https://doi.org/10.1038/srep14862

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October 7, 2015Scientific ReportsOpen Access

Habitat fragmentation is associated to gut microbiota diversity of an endangered primate: implications for conservation

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CBClaudia BarelliIringa Mercy Organization DADavide AlbaneseFondazione Edmund Mach CDClaudio DonatiFondazione Edmund Mach

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Comparative study reveals reduced gut microbiota alpha-diversity in disturbed-forest red colobus monkeys, suggesting anthropogenic habitat loss disrupts vital digestive and metabolic functions.

Key Points

To evaluate whether anthropogenic forest disturbance and habitat fragmentation alter the gut microbiota composition and functional metabolic pathways in the endangered Udzungwa red colobus monkey.
Sampled seven social groups of Udzungwa red colobus monkeys (Procolobus gordonorum) across disturbed and undisturbed forest habitats in the Udzungwa Mountains of Tanzania.
Profiled fecal bacterial composition, quantified alpha-diversity, and evaluated functional metabolic pathways associated with dietary differences and xenobiotic processing.
Ruminococcaceae and Lachnospiraceae predominated across all groups, supporting energy extraction from specialized folivorous diets.
Gut microbiota alpha-diversity was significantly higher in undisturbed forest habitats compared to disturbed forest habitats.
Functional profiling demonstrated marked genus diversification and shifts in metabolic pathways required to process xenobiotics in human-modified environments.

Cite This Study

Barelli et al. (2015) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d6aba4e328128020aa7f22 https://doi.org/10.1038/srep14862

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