Analysis of intestinal bacterial diversity and its gene function prediction in black-capped capuchin (Sapajus apella)

In this study, we used high-throughput sequencing technology to analyze the diversity and predict gene function of intestinal bacteria from captive black-capped capuchin in two wildlife parks. The results showed that the composition of intestinal gut bacterial diversity was significantly higher in black-capped capuchins monkeys from ES than HT. Moreover, high similarity of intestinal bacteria of black-capped capuchins at the same site was found by sample stratum clustering. Black-capped capuchins intestinal bacteria can be clustered into 2296 ASVs, belonging to 16 phyla, 99 families and 210 genera, respectively. The dominant phyla were Bacteroidota and Firmicutes in the intestinal bacteria of black-capped capuchins, but there were differences in the dominant bacterial families and dominant bacterial genera between ES and HT, and the bacterial families with significant differences had correspondence with bacterial genera. The results provide a basis for the study of intestinal bacteria in black-capped capuchins and the isolation and purification of dominant bacteria. The results of this study fill the gap in the study of intestinal bacterial diversity and its gene functions in black-capped capuchins, and provide a reference for the isolation of dominant bacteria in black-capped capuchins' intestinal microbes and the discovery and study of novel functional genes.