Social networks predict gut microbiome composition in wild baboons

Social networks predict gut microbiome composition in wild baboons

Social relationships have profound effects on health in humans and other primates, but the mechanisms that explain this relationship are not well understood. Using shotgun metagenomic data from wild baboons, we found that social group membership and social network relationships predicted both the ta...

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Main Authors: Jenny Tung, Luis B Barreiro, Michael B Burns, Jean-Christophe Grenier, Josh Lynch, Laura E Grieneisen, Jeanne Altmann, Susan C Alberts, Ran Blekhman, Elizabeth A Archie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2015-03-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
Papio cynocephalus
social behavior
gut microbiome
metagenomics
transmission
social network
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/05224

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