Variation of Gut Microbiome in Free-Ranging Female Tibetan Macaques (Macaca thibetana) across Different Reproductive States
Abstract
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Subject and Sample Collection
2.2. DNA Extraction and Sequencing
2.3. Sequence Analysis
2.4. Data Analysis
2.5. Data Availability
3. Results
3.1. Microbial Community Profiles
3.2. Alpha and Beta Diversity
3.3. Predicted Metabolic Functions
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sun, B.; Xu, X.; Xia, Y.; Cheng, Y.; Mao, S.; Xiang, X.; Xia, D.; Wang, X.; Li, J. Variation of Gut Microbiome in Free-Ranging Female Tibetan Macaques (Macaca thibetana) across Different Reproductive States. Animals 2021, 11, 39. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11010039
Sun B, Xu X, Xia Y, Cheng Y, Mao S, Xiang X, Xia D, Wang X, Li J. Variation of Gut Microbiome in Free-Ranging Female Tibetan Macaques (Macaca thibetana) across Different Reproductive States. Animals. 2021; 11(1):39. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11010039
Chicago/Turabian StyleSun, Binghua, Xiaojuan Xu, Yingna Xia, Yumei Cheng, Shuxin Mao, Xingjia Xiang, Dongpo Xia, Xi Wang, and Jinhua Li. 2021. "Variation of Gut Microbiome in Free-Ranging Female Tibetan Macaques (Macaca thibetana) across Different Reproductive States" Animals 11, no. 1: 39. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11010039