Anaerobic Fungi in Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) Feces: an Adaptation to a High-Fiber Diet?
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Alternative codes found
RIV/60077344:_____/18:00500005 RIV/68081766:_____/18:00492021 RIV/67985904:_____/18:00492021 RIV/62157124:16810/18:43876279 RIV/00216224:14310/18:00112164
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10764-018-0052-8" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10764-018-0052-8</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10764-018-0052-8" target="_blank" >10.1007/s10764-018-0052-8</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Anaerobic Fungi in Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) Feces: an Adaptation to a High-Fiber Diet?
Original language description
Many studies have demonstrated the importance of symbiotic microbial communities for the host with beneficial effects for nutrition, development, and the immune system. The majority of these studies have focused on bacteria residing in the gastrointestinal tract, while the fungal community has often been neglected. Gut anaerobic fungi of the class Neocallimastigomycetes are a vital part of the intestinal microbiome in many herbivorous animals and their exceptional abilities to degrade indigestible plant material means that they contribute significantly to fermentative processes in the enteric tract. Gorillas rely on a highly fibrous diet and depend on fermentative microorganisms to meet their daily energetic demands. To assess whether Neocallimastigomycetes occur in gorillas we analyzed 12 fecal samples from wild Western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) from Dzanga-Sangha Protected Areas, Central African Republic, and subjected potential anaerobic fungi sequences to phylogenetic analysis. The clone library contained ITS1 fragments that we related to 45 different fungi clones. Of these, 12 gastrointestinal fungi in gorillas are related to anaerobic fungi and our phylogenetic analyses support their assignment to the class Neocallimastigomycetes. As anaerobic fungi play a pivotal role in plant fiber degradation in the herbivore gut, gorillas might benefit from harboring these particular fungi with regard to their nutritional status. Future studies should investigate whether Neocallimastigomycetes are also found in other nonhuman primates with high fiber intake, which would also benefit from having such highly efficient fermentative microbes.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
40301 - Veterinary science
Result continuities
Project
Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2018
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
International Journal of Primatology
ISSN
0164-0291
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
39
Issue of the periodical within the volume
4
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
14
Pages from-to
567-580
UT code for WoS article
000446382800005
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85050611342