Monkeys in zoos have human gut bacteria
Tuesday, August 30, 2016 - 14:41
in Biology & Nature
Monkeys in captivity lose much of their native gut bacteria diversity and their gut bacteria ends up resembling those of humans, new research shows. The results suggest that switching to a low-fiber, Western diet may have the power to deplete most normal primate gut microbes in favor of a less diverse set of bacteria.