Large comparative analyses of primate body site microbiomes indicate that the oral microbiome is unique among all body sites and conserved among nonhuman primates

Authors

Abigail E Asangba, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Lawrence Mugisha, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
Joshua Rukundo, Chimpanzee Sanctuary and Wildlife Conservation (Chimpanzee Trust), Ngamba Island, Uganda
Rebecca J Lewis, University of Texas at Austin
Ali Halajian, University of Limpopo, Sovenga, South Africa
Liliana Cortés-Ortiz, University of Michigan
Randall E Junge, Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Mitchell T Irwin, Northern Illinois University
Johan Karlson, Tanzania Forest Conservation Group and Nocturnal Primate Research Group, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Andrew Perkin, Tanzania Forest Conservation Group and Nocturnal Primate Research Group, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Mrinalini Watsa, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
Gideon Erkenswick, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Karen L Bales, University of California Davis
Dorothy L Patton, University of Washington
Anna J Jasinska, University of Pittsburgh
Eduardo Fernandez-Duque, Yale University
Steven R Leigh, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Rebecca M Stumpf, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Journal

Microbiology Spectrum

Publication Date

6-29-2022

Volume

10

Issue

3

First Page

e0164321

Document Type

Open Access Publication

DOI

10.1128/spectrum.01643-21

Rights and Permissions

Asangba AE, Mugisha L, Rukundo J, Lewis RJ, Halajian A, Cortés-Ortiz L, Junge RE, Irwin MT, Karlson J, Perkin A, Watsa M, Erkenswick G, Bales KL, Patton DL, Jasinska AJ, Fernandez-Duque E, Leigh SR, Stumpf RM. Large Comparative Analyses of Primate Body Site Microbiomes Indicate that the Oral Microbiome Is Unique among All Body Sites and Conserved among Nonhuman Primates. Microbiol Spectr. 2022 Jun 29;10(3):e0164321. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.01643-21. Copyright © 2022 Asangba et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.

Recommended Citation

Asangba, Abigail E; Mugisha, Lawrence; Rukundo, Joshua; Lewis, Rebecca J; Halajian, Ali; Cortés-Ortiz, Liliana; Junge, Randall E; Irwin, Mitchell T; Karlson, Johan; Perkin, Andrew; Watsa, Mrinalini; Erkenswick, Gideon; Bales, Karen L; Patton, Dorothy L; Jasinska, Anna J; Fernandez-Duque, Eduardo; Leigh, Steven R; and Stumpf, Rebecca M, "Large comparative analyses of primate body site microbiomes indicate that the oral microbiome is unique among all body sites and conserved among nonhuman primates." Microbiology Spectrum. 10, 3. e0164321 (2022).
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