First dietary study of the critically endangered black morph Bornean banded langur (Presbytis chrysomelas chrysomelas) using DNA metabarcoding by Mohammad Noor-Faezah, Abd Rahman Mohd-Ridwan, Nur-Aizatul Tukiman, Roberta Chaya Tawie Tingga, Mohamad Fhaizal Mohamad Bukhori, Badrul Munir Md-Zain

“…This study employed DNA metabarcoding, targeting the chloroplast trnL region to characterise the dietary composition of P. c. chrysomelas. Faecal DNA from three individuals was extracted, amplified and sequenced using next-generation sequencing. …”
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Metagenomic insights into host-specific gastroenteritis bacteria in forest rodents of Sarawak, Borneo: implications for one health surveillance of rodent-borne pathogens by Muhammad Amin Iman Azmi, Julius William-Dee, Muhd Amsyari Morni, Nur Afiqah Aqilah Azhar, Nor Al-Shuhadah Sabarudin, Emy Ritta Jinggong, Syamzuraini Zolkapley, Nur Iylia Maisarah Baharom, Muhammad Danish Haqeem, Victor Lee Sien, Asfa Hanis Mohamad Azmi, Madinah Adrus, Cheng-Siang Tan, Faisal Ali Anwarali Khan

“…Nanopore sequencing of the full-length 16 S rRNA gene was conducted on faecal DNA from 46 rodent individuals representing seven different species (Maxomys surifer, M. tajuddinii, M. whiteheadi, Niviventer cremoriventer, Rattus tanezumi, R. tiomanicus and Sundamys muelleri). …”
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