The oral microbiota is essential for the maintenance of oral and systemic health but is poorly
characterized in primates. We used positive reinforcement training to collect 20 oral samples …

The intestinal microbiota plays an important role in maintaining the health of its host,
including human and nonhuman primates. Little is known about the intestinal bacterial …

The gut microbiota represents a source of genetic and metabolic diversity of a complex
polymicrobial ecosystem within its host. To investigate age‐based variations of the gut …

Simple Summary Golden snub-nosed monkey is a critically endangered primate.
Determining the gut microbial diversity, construction, and function is vital for protecting the …

The black lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysopygus) is an endangered primate species,
restricted to the Atlantic Forest fragments of São Paulo state, Brazil, with an estimated wild …

Background Although critical to the overall condition of animals under human care, there is
still limited information about oral health in neotropical primates. Methods We analyzed the …

With rapid aging of the world's population, the demand for research, for a better
understanding of aging and aging-related disorders, is increasing. Ideally, such research …

Background Snub-nosed monkeys are highly endangered primates and their population
continues to decline with the habitat fragmentation. Artificial feeding and breeding is an …

High throughput sequencing of gut microbiota helps to understand the nutrition and health of
the host. In this sense, it is an important tool for improving wildlife conservation and …

Diarrhea is often associated with marked alterations in the intestinal microbiota, termed
dysbiosis; however, limited information is currently available on the intestinal microbiota in …