Intra and inter-monkey transmission of bacteria in wild black capuchins monkeys (Sapajus nigritus): a preliminary study

Grassotti et al discuss the preliminary study of the intra and inter-monkey transmission of bacteria in wild black capuchins monkeys (Sapajus nigritus). Black capuchin monkeys (Sapajus nigritus) are characterized by presence of robust capuchin monkeys, which have adornments or tufts on the head. Monkeys live in a social structure involves hierarchies of dominance between males and females, which results in different behaviors, such as agonistic, affiliative, and cooperative. The authors aim to investigate if there is a correlation between oral and fecal enterococci isolated from wild black capuchins monkeys.