Smith Carly M, Powell Dan, Wan Xiaoling, Zheng JinSong, Bevis Durward L, McLaughlin Richard W
Gateway Technical College, Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States.
Racine Zoo, Racine Wisconsin, USA.
MicroPubl Biol. 2025 Mar 28;2025. doi: 10.17912/micropub.biology.001554. eCollection 2025.
The orangutan ( spp.) is a critically endangered species. Today, populations of these animals are rapidly declining by up to 75%. They are found in the tropical rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra. In this study, using a next generation sequencing approach, the bacterial and fungal diversity in the fecal material of orangutans living in the Racine Zoo were investigated. The most predominant bacterial phyla were the Bacillota along with Bacteroidota. The most predominant fungal phylum was Ascomycota. Finally, the various functions of the bacterial communities present in the fecal material were predicted with PICRUSt2 using the KEGG database.
猩猩（ spp.）是一种极度濒危物种。如今，这些动物的数量正以高达75%的速度迅速减少。它们分布在婆罗洲和苏门答腊的热带雨林中。在这项研究中，采用下一代测序方法，对生活在拉辛动物园的猩猩粪便中的细菌和真菌多样性进行了调查。最主要的细菌门是芽孢杆菌门（Bacillota）和拟杆菌门（Bacteroidota）。最主要的真菌门是子囊菌门（Ascomycota）。最后，使用KEGG数据库，通过PICRUSt2预测了粪便中存在的细菌群落的各种功能。
