Ecological and evolutionary adaptations shape the gut microbiome of BaAka African rainforest hunter-gatherers
Andres Gomez, Klara Petrzelkova, Carl J. Yeoman, Michael B. Burns, Katherine R. Amato, Klara Vlckova, David Modry, Angelique Todd, Carolyn A. Jost Robinson, Melissa J. Remis, Manolito Torralba, Karen E. Nelson, Franck Carbonero, H. Rex Gaskins, Brenda Wilson, , Ran Blekhman
The paper examines the gut microbiome and metabolome of BaAka hunter-gatherers, finding adaptations to their diet and immune system tolerance of pathogens.
bioRxiv · May 12, 2015 · PreprintMicrobiology