Group membership, not diet, structures the composition and functional potential of the gut microbiome in a wild primate.

Peter M FinneganPaul A GarberAnna C McKenneyJúlio César Bicca-MarquesMaría Fernanda De la FuenteFilipa AbreuAntonio SoutoNicola SchielKatherine R AmatoElizabeth K Mallott

Published in: mSphere (2024)

In a highly socially cohesive and cooperative primate, group membership more strongly predicts gut microbiome composition and function than diet.

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