Eukaryotic composition across seasons and social groups in the gut microbiota of wild baboons
Protista, Chromista, and Fungi are common members of the gut microbiome of wild baboons. More work on eukaryotic members of primate gut microbiota is important for primate health monitoring and management strategies.
Authors
- Mercy Y. Akinyi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3835-5793)
- Susan C. Alberts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1313-488X)
- Rosaline W. Macharia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8541-5835)
- Mary Chege (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6545-9205)
- Elizabeth A. Archie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1187-0998)
- Shasta E. Webb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9329-2553)
- Joseph Kamau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0460-0516)
- Jenny Tung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0416-2958)
- Pamela Ferretti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1707-9013)
- George Obiero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0229-6605)
Institutions
- University of Notre Dame (US)
- Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CA)
- University of Nairobi (KE)
- Duke University (US)
- University of Chicago (US)
- Institute of Primate Research (KE)
- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Animal Microbiome
- Published
- 2025-06-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-025-00436-6
- Primary Topic
- Gut microbiota and health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Leakey Foundation
- National Geographic Society
- Princeton University
- University of Notre Dame
- Max-Planck-Institut für demografische Forschung
- National Institutes of Health