Eukaryotic composition across seasons and social groups in the gut microbiota of wild baboons.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Animals coexist with complex microbiota, including bacteria, viruses, and eukaryotes (e.g., fungi, protists, and helminths). While the composition of bacterial and viral components of animal microbiota are increasingly well understood, eukaryotic composition remains neglected. Here we characterized eukaryotic diversity in the microbiomes in wild baboons and tested the degree to which eukaryotic community composition was predicted by host social group membership, sex, age, and season of sample collection.

Results

We analyzed a total of 75 fecal samples collected between 2012 and 2014 from 73 wild baboons in the Amboseli ecosystem in Kenya. DNA from these samples was subjected to shotgun metagenomic sequencing, revealing members of the kingdoms Protista, Chromista,

SUBMITTER: Chege M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11702614 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature