Age and sex-associated variation in the multi-site microbiome of an entire social group of free-ranging rhesus macaques

Age and sex-associated variation in the multi-site microbiome of an entire social group of free-ranging rhesus macaques

Abstract Background An individual’s microbiome changes over the course of its lifetime, especially during infancy, and again in old age. Confounding factors such as diet and healthcare make it difficult to disentangle the interactions between age, health, and microbial changes in humans. Animal mode...

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Main Authors: Mareike C. Janiak, Michael J. Montague, Catalina I. Villamil, Michala K. Stock, Amber E. Trujillo, Allegra N. DePasquale, Joseph D. Orkin, Samuel E. Bauman Surratt, Olga Gonzalez, Michael L. Platt, Melween I. Martínez, Susan C. Antón, Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello, Amanda D. Melin, James P. Higham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:Microbiome
Subjects:
Aging
Non-human primates
Genital microbiome
Oral microbiome
Gut microbiome
Sex differences
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-021-01009-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-021-01009-w

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