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Table 1 Samples collected for males and females in each age group

From: Age and sex-associated variation in the multi-site microbiome of an entire social group of free-ranging rhesus macaques

Age group

Sex

Body site

Rectal

Oral

Genital

Infant (≤1 year)

Female

12

11

2

Male

9

9

9

Juvenile (1-4 years)

Female

12

12

11

Male

12

12

12

Young adult (5-9 years)

Female

19

19

19

Male

10

10

10

Mid-aged adult (10-14 years)

Female

14

14

14

Male

5

6

6

Old adult (≥15 years)

Female

7

7

7

Male

5

5

4