The human microbiome in evolution

ER Davenport, JG Sanders, SJ Song, KR Amato… - BMC biology, 2017‏ - Springer
The trillions of microbes living in the gut—the gut microbiota—play an important role in
human biology and disease. While much has been done to explore its diversity, a full …

Microbial transmission in animal social networks and the social microbiome

A Sarkar, S Harty, KVA Johnson, AH Moeller… - Nature ecology & …, 2020‏ - nature.com
Host-associated microbiomes play an increasingly appreciated role in animal metabolism,
immunity and health. The microbes in turn depend on their host for resources and can be …

Seasonal shifts in the gut microbiome indicate plastic responses to diet in wild geladas

A Baniel, KR Amato, JC Beehner, TJ Bergman… - Microbiome, 2021‏ - Springer
Background Adaptive shifts in gut microbiome composition are one route by which animals
adapt to seasonal changes in food availability and diet. However, outside of dietary shifts …

Gut microbiome composition in non-human primates consuming a Western or Mediterranean diet

R Nagpal, CA Shively, SA Appt, TC Register… - Frontiers in …, 2018‏ - frontiersin.org
The mammalian gastrointestinal tract harbors a highly diverse and dynamic community of
bacteria. The array of this gut bacterial community, which functions collectively as a fully …

Gut microbiome composition, not alpha diversity, is associated with survival in a natural vertebrate population

SF Worsley, CS Davies, ME Mannarelli, MI Hutchings… - Animal microbiome, 2021‏ - Springer
Background The vertebrate gut microbiome (GM) can vary substantially across individuals
within the same natural population. Although there is evidence linking the GM to health in …

The history of the intestinal microbiota and the gut-brain axis

Z Lewandowska-Pietruszka, M Figlerowicz… - Pathogens, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
The gut-brain axis and the intestinal microbiota have been an area of an intensive research
in the last few years. However, it is not a completely novel area of interest for physicians and …

Drivers of gut microbiome variation within and between groups of a wild Malagasy primate

K Rudolph, D Schneider, C Fichtel, R Daniel… - Microbiome, 2022‏ - Springer
Background Various aspects of sociality can benefit individuals' health. The host social
environment and its relative contributions to the host-microbiome relationship have emerged …

A role for gut microbiota in host niche differentiation

LK Greene, CV Williams, RE Junge… - The ISME …, 2020‏ - academic.oup.com
If gut microbes influence host behavioral ecology in the short term, over evolutionary time,
they could drive host niche differentiation. We explored this possibility by comparing the gut …

Reproductive hormones mediate changes in the gut microbiome during pregnancy and lactation in Phayre's leaf monkeys

EK Mallott, C Borries, A Koenig, KR Amato, A Lu - Scientific reports, 2020‏ - nature.com
Studies in multiple host species have shown that gut microbial diversity and composition
change during pregnancy and lactation. However, the specific mechanisms underlying …

The gut bacterial microbiome of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) from lakes across an altitudinal gradient

NK Bereded, GB Abebe, SW Fanta, M Curto… - BMC microbiology, 2022‏ - Springer
Background Microorganisms inhabiting the gut play a significant role in supporting
fundamental physiological processes of the host, which contributes to their survival in varied …