Jonas R.R. Torfs
@jonasrrtorfs.bsky.social
Postdoctoral researcher in bonobo gut and vaginal microbiomes 🐵🦠 | microbiome stability & transmission | University of Antwerp & Zoo Antwerp
🌴Sample collection was standardized over the entire cohort, allowing us to reliably detect a shift in composition and decrease in diversity in the zoo compared to the wild. Prevotella was the most prevalent gut bacteriome genus, found in all bonobos, but occurring in higher abundance in the wild.
August 20, 2025 at 7:10 PM
🌴Sample collection was standardized over the entire cohort, allowing us to reliably detect a shift in composition and decrease in diversity in the zoo compared to the wild. Prevotella was the most prevalent gut bacteriome genus, found in all bonobos, but occurring in higher abundance in the wild.