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The Internal, External and Extended Microbiomes of Hominins. RR Dunn, KR Amato, EA Archie, M Arandjelovic, AN Crittenden and LM Nichols. 2020. Front. Ecol. Evol.
Biodiversity of protists and nematodes in the wild nonhuman primate gut. AE Mann, F Mazel, MA Lemay, E Morien, V Billy, M Kowalewski, AD Fiore, A Link, TL Goldberg, S Tecot, AL Baden, A Gomez, ML Sauther, FP Cuozzo, GAO Rice, NJ Dominy, R Stumpf, RJ Lewis, L Swedell, KR Amato, LW Parfrey. 2019. The ISME Journal.
The effect of captivity on the primate gut microbiome varies with host dietary niche. JS Frankel, EK Mallott, LM Hopper, SR Ross, KR Amato. 2019. American Journal of Primatology.
Convergence of human and Old World monkey gut microbiomes demonstrates the importance of human ecology over phylogeny. KR Amato, EK Mallott, D McDonald, NJ Dominy, T Goldberg, JE Lambert, L Swedell, JL Metcalf, A Gomez, GAO Britton, RM Stumpf, SR Leigh, R Knight. 2019. Genome Biology.
Shifting Climates, Foods, and Diseases: The Human Microbiome through Evolution. KR Amato, T Jeyakumar, H Poinar, P Gros. 2019. BioEssays.
Missing Links: the Role of Primates in Understanding the Human Microbiome. KR Amato. 2019. MSystems
Multidisciplinarity in Microbiome Research: A Challenge and Opportunity to Rethink Causation, Variability, and Scale. KR Amato, CF Maurice, K Guillemin, T Giles-Vernick. 2019. BioEssays.
Evolutionary trends in host physiology outweigh dietary niche in structuring primate gut microbiomes. KR Amato, JG Sanders, SJ Song, M Nute, JL Metcalf, LR Thompson, JT Morton, A Amir, VJ McKenzie, G Humphrey, G Gogul, J Gaffney, AL Baden, GAO Britton, FP Cuozzo, AD Fiore, NJ Dominy, TL Goldberg, A Gomez, MM Kowalewski, RJ Lewis, A Link, ML Sauther, S Tecot, BA White, KE Nelson, RM Stumpf, R Knight, SR Leigh. 2019. ISME J.
Diet versus phylogeny: a comparison of gut microbiota in captive colobine monkey species. VL Hale, CL Tan, K Niu, Y Yang, R Knight, Q Zhang, D Cui, KR Amato. 2018. Microb. Ecol.
The human microbiome in evolution. ER Davenport, JG Sanders, SJ Song, KR Amato, AG Clark, R Knight. 2017. BMC Biology.
An introduction to microbiome analysis for human biology applications. KR Amato. 2017. Am J Hum Biol.
Incorporating the gut microbiota into models of human and non-human primate ecology and evolution. KR Amato. 2016. Am J Phys Anthr. doi:10.1002/ajpa.22908
Using the gut microbiota as a novel tool for examining colobine primate GI health. KR Amato, JL Metcalf, SJ Song, VL Hale, JC Clayton, G Ackermann, G Humphrey, K Niu, D Cui, H Zhao, MD Schrenzel, CL Tan, R Knight, J Braun. 2016. Glob Ecol Conserv. doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2016.06.004
Preservation methods differ in fecal microbiome stability, affecting suitability for field studies. SJ Song, A Amir, JL Metcalf, KR Amato, ZZ Xu, G Humphrey, R Knight. 2016. mSystems. doi: 10.1128/mSystems.00021-16.
Variable responses of human and non-human primate gut microbiomes to a Western diet. KR Amato, CJ Yeoman, G Cerda, CA Schmitt, JD Cramer, MEB Miller, A Gomez, TR Turner, BA Wilson, RM Stumpf, KE Nelson, BA White, R Knight, SR Leigh. 2015. Microbiome. doi:10.1186/s40168-015-0120-7.
The gut microbiota appears to compensate for seasonal diet variation in the wild black howler monkey (Alouatta pigra). KR Amato, SR Leigh, A Kent, RI Mackie, CJ Yeoman, RM Stumpf, BA Wilson, KE Nelson, BA White, PA Garber. 2015. Microb. Ecol. doi: 10.1007/s00248-014-0554-7.
Habitat degradation impacts black howler monkey (Alouatta pigra) gastrointestinal microbiomes. KR Amato, CJ Yeoman, A Kent, N Righini, F Carbonero, A Estrada, HR Gaskins, RM Stumpf, S Yildirim, M Torralba, M Gillis, BA Wilson, KE Nelson, BA White, SR Leigh. 2013. ISME J. doi: 10.1038/ismej.2013.16
Co-evolution in context: the importance of studying gut microbiomes in wild animals. KR Amato. 2013. MICSM. doi:10.2478/micsm-2013-0002.