Variation in rural African gut microbiota is strongly correlated with colonization by Entamoeba and subsistence
Elise R Morton, Joshua Lynch, Alain Froment, Sophie Lafosse, Evelyne Heyer, Molly Przeworski, Ran Blekhman, Laure Segurel
This study examines the gut microbiota of rural African populations, finding strong correlations between microbiome composition, subsistence mode, and colonization by the parasite Entamoeba.
PLOS Genetics · Nov 30, 2015Peer-reviewedMicrobiology