Social microbiome transmission predicts microbial specialization and host lifespan in a wild primate
Reena Debray, Caroline C. Dickson, Shasta E. Webb, Pamela Ferretti, Alex Meloimet, Jack Gilbert, Susan C. Alberts, Ran Blekhman, Elizabeth A. Archie, Jenny Tung
The paper links social microbiome transmission to microbial specialization and host lifespan in wild baboons using metagenomic data.
bioRxiv · Apr 30, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology