| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
In this study, I investigated the gut microbiota of primates under different conditions. First, I examined gut microbiota of wild Japanese macaques, whose diets significantly change along with seasons. The results showed that macaques had vegetarian-like gut microbiota patterns that is known to be associated with a high-carbohydrate diet. Another challenge in the original research plan was to evaluate the degree of similarity/difference regarding gut microbiota composition in mother-infant pairs as well as consequences of mother-infant separation using captive Japanese macaques. Due to difficulties in samplings, I modified the plan and now have been working on other primate species in a zoo.
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