The most updated list of our lab publications can be found on Katie’s google scholar profile.
underline lab members (student, postdoc, or research staff)
*indicates corresponding author role
**indicates shared authorship role
2024 – present
Arroyo, J.P., A. Alvarez, L.Alvarez, A.J. Hickmott, A.C. Mustoe, K. Brasky, K.R. Reveles, B.J. Ridenhour, K.R. Amato, M.L. Power, C.N. Ross. (2025). Validation of body condition scoring as a screening test for low body condition and obesity in common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus). American Journal of Primatology. 87: e70068.
Beeby N., J.P. Lahitsara, F. J.G. Razafindraibe, J. Rakotonjatovo, A.V. Tombotiana, G. Rossi, L. van den Hout, J.M. Rothman, K.R. Amato, T.H. Webster. A.L. Baden. (2025). Climate, diet, and nutrition drive gut microbiome variation in a fruit-specialist primate. Scientific Reports. 15: 21110.
Amato, K.R., J.P. Back, M.L. Savo Sardaro, J.C. Bicca-Marques. (2025). Supplementation with human foods affects the gut microbiota of wild howler monkeys. American Journal of Primatology. 87:e70029.
Degregori, S., M.B. Manus, E.B. Qu, C.P. Mendall, J.S. Baker, L.M. Hopper, K.R. Amato, T.D. Lieberman. (2025). The microbiome of the human facial skin is unique compared to that of other hominids. mSystems. 10(6):e00081-25
Savo Sardaro, M.L., V. Grote, J. Baik, M. Atallah, K.R. Amato, M. Ring. (2025). Effects of Vegetable and Fruit Juicing on Gut and Oral Microbiome Composition. Nutrients. 17(3): 458.
Oyama, S., K. Arslanian, M.L. Savo Sardaro, R. Duckham, E. Kershaw, A. Wood, U. Fidow, T. Naseri, M. Reupena, K.R. Amato, and N. Hawley. Gut microbial composition and diversity varies by CREBRF genotype among Samoan infants (2025). Physiological Genomics. 57:473-484.
Amato, K.R., B.R. Lake, S. Ozminkowski, H. Jiang, M. Moy, M.L. Savo Sardaro, A. Fultz, L.M. Hopper. (2025). Exploring the utility of the gut microbiome as a longitudinal health monitoring tool in sanctuary chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). American Journal of Primatology. 87:e70004.
Degregori, S., X. Wang, A. Kommala, N. Schulhof, S. Moradi, A. MacDonald, K. Eblen, S. Jukovich, E. Smith, E. Kelleher, K. Suzuki, Z. Hall, R. Knight, K.R. Amato. Comparative gut microbiome research through the lens of ecology: theoretical considerations and best practices. (2025). Biological Reviews. 100(2): 748-763
Manus, M.B., M.L. Savo Sardaro, O. Dada, M. Davis, M.R. Romoff, S.G. Torello, E. Ubadigbo, R.C. Wu, M.G. Dominguez-Bello, M.K. Melby, E.S. Miller, K.R. Amato (2025). Evolution, Medicine and Public Health. 13(1): 49-76.
Stothart, M, S. Lavergne, L. McCaw, H. Singh, W. de Vega, K.R. Amato, J. Poissant, R. Boonstra. (2025) Population dynamics and the microbiome in a wild boreal mammal: The snowshoe hare cycle and impacts of diet, season, and predation risk. Molecular Ecology. 34(3): e17629.
Mallott, E.K., S. Kuthyar, W. Lee, D. Reiman, H. Jiang, S. Chitta, E.A. Waters; B.T. Layden, R. Sumagin, L.D. Manzanares, G.Y. Yang, M.L. Savo Sardaro; S. Gray, L.E. Williams, Y. Dai, J.P. Curley, C.R. Haney, E.R. Liechty, C.W. Kuzawa, K.R. Amato*. (2024) The primate gut microbiota contributes to interspecific differences in host metabolism. Microbial Genomics. 10(12): 001322.
Degregori, S., N. Schiettekatte, J. Casey, S. Brandl, A. Merciere, K.R. Amato, F. Mazel, V. Parravicini, P. Barber. (2024) Host diet drives gut microbiome similarity between coral reef fishes and mammals. Molecular Ecology. 33:e17520
Finnegan, P., P.A. Garber, A. McKenney, J.C. Bicca-Marques, M.F. De la Fuente, F. Abreu, A. Souto, N. Schiel, K.R. Amato, and E. Mallott. (2024). Group membership, not diet, structures the composition and functional potential of the gut microbiome in a wild primate. mSphere. 9(7): e00233-24.
Reveles, K.R., A.J. Hickmott, K.A. Strey, A.C Mustoe, J.P. Arroyo, M.L. Power, B.J. Ridenhour, K.R. Amato, C.N. Ross. (2024). Developing the common marmoset as a translational geroscience model to study the microbiome and healthy aging. Microorganisms. 12(5): 852.
Bosch, T.C.G., M. Wigley, B. Colomina, B. Bohannan, F, Meggers, K.R. Amato, M.B. Azad, M.J. Blaser, K. Brown, M.G. Dominguez-Bello, S.D. Ehrlich, E.Elinav, B.B. Finlay, K. Geddie, N. Geva-Zatorsky, T. Giles-Vernick, P. Gros, K. Guillemin, L.P. Haraoui, E.L. Johnson, F. Keck, J. Lorimer, M.J. McFall-Ngai, M. Nichter, S. Pettersson, H. Poinar, T. Rees, C. Tropini, E.A. Undurraga, L. Zhao, and M.K. Melby. (2024). The potential importance of the built-environment microbiome and its impact on human health. Proceedings of the National Academies of Science. 121(20): e2313971121.
M.B. Manus, S. Kuthyar, J. Lucore, M. Moy, M.L. Savo Sardaro, and K.R. Amato. (2024). A biological anthropologist’s guide for applying microbiome science to studies of human and non-human primates. American Journal of Biological Anthropology. 185(4): e25020.
T.L. Whitney, E.K. Mallott, L.O. Diakiw, D.M. Christie, N. Ting, K.R. Amato, S.R. Tecot, and A.L. Baden. (2024). Ecological and genetic variables co-vary with social group identity to shape the gut microbiome of a pair-living primate. American Journal of Primatology. 86(9): e23657.
Skovmand, L., R. O’Dea, K. Greig, K.R. Amato, A. Hendry. (2024) Effects of leaf herbivory and autumn seasonality on plant secondary metabolites: a meta-analysis. Ecology and Evolution. 14(2): e10912
2020-2023
Amato, K.R. and R. Raffaetà. (2023). Afterword – Crafting Data, Crafting Worlds Across Disciplines. Anthropology in Action. 30(3), 59-65.
Amato, K.R.*, P. Pradhan, E.K. Mallott, W. Shirola, A. Lu. (2023). Host-gut microbiota interactions during pregnancy. Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health. 12(1): 7-23.
Amato, K.R. and R.N. Carmody. (2023). Gut microbial intersections with human ecology and evolution. Annual Review of Anthropology. 52: 295-311.
Savo Sardaro, M.L., S. Zaini, K.R. Amato. (2023). A model for probiotic fermented food production. Applied Sciences. 13(20): 11123.
Tropini, C., B. Finlay, M. Nichter, M. Melby, J. Metcalf, M.G. Dominguez Bello, L. Zhao, M. McFall-Ngai, N. Geva-Zatorsky, K.R. Amato, E. Undurraga, H. Poinar, and J. Gilbert. (2023) Time to rethink academic publishing: the peer-reviewer crisis. mBio
White, J., K.R. Amato, E. Decaestecker, V. McKenzie. (2023). Editorial: Impact of anthropogenic environmental changes on animal microbiomes. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 11:1204035.
Manus, M.B., M.L. Savo Sardaro, O. Dada, M.I. Davis, M.R. Romoff, S.G. Torello, E. Ubadigbo, R.C. Wu, E.S. Miller, K.R. Amato (2023). Interactions with alloparents are associated with the diversity of infant skin and gut bacterial communities in Chicago, U.S.A. American Journal of Human Biology.
Moy, M., L. Diakiw, K.R. Amato* (2023). Human-influenced diets affect the gut microbiome of wild baboons. Scientific Reports. 13(1): 11886.
Giraud, T., J. Ropars, E.H. Stukenbrock, K.R. Amato, R. Rodriguez de la Vega. (2023). Evolutionary ecology of human-associated microbes. Molecular Ecology. 32(10): 2369-2373.
Manus, M.B., E. Watson, S. Kuthyar, D. Carba, N.M. Belarmino, T.W. McDade, C.W. Kuzawa, K.R. Amato. (2023). Prenatal household size and composition are associated with infant fecal bacterial diversity in Cebu, Philippines. American Journal of Biological Anthropology. 181(1): 45-58.
Kini, P., S. Wireko, P. Osei-Poku, S. Asiedu, E. Amewu, E. Asiedu, E. Amanor, C. Mensah, M. Wilson, A. Larbi, K. Boahen, A. Slyverken, K.R. Amato, A. Kwarteng. (2023). Antibiotic resistance and mecA characterization of Staphylococcus hominis from filarial lymphedema patients in the Ahanta West District, Ghana: A cross-sectional study. Health Science Reports. 6(2): e1104.
Amato, K.R., H. Jiang, S. Kuthyar, E. Rubenstein, V.A. Kirk, P.A. Pebsworth. (2023) The effect of clay supplementation on fecal consistency, parasites, and gut microbiome in captive macaques. Journal of Behavior and Feeding. 4: 19-28.
Eppley, T.M., S. Hoeks, C.A. Chapman, J.U. Ganzhorn, K. Hall, M.A. Owen, D.B. Adams, N. Allgas, K.R. Amato, M. Andriamahaihavana, ………… P.C. Wright, G. Donati, L. Santini. (2022). Factors influencing terrestriality in primates of the Americas and Madagascar. Proceedings of the National Academies of Science. 119(42): e2121105119.
Martinez-Mota, R., N. Righini, E.K. Mallott, R. Palme, K.R. Amato*. (2022). Environmental stress and the primate microbiome: Glucocorticoids contribute to structure gut bacterial communities of black howler monkeys in anthropogenically disturbed forest fragments. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 10: 863242.
Kwarteng, A., S. Wireko, S.O. Asiedu, P. Kini, B.C. Agomasa, E.K.A. Amewu, E. Asiedu, K.G. Boahen, K.R. Amato, D. Obiri-Yeboah. (2022). Shift in the skin microbiome among individuals presenting with filiarial lymphedema compared to non-filarial healthy individuals in Ghana. Scientific African. 16: e01237.
Kuthyar, S., K. Watson, S. Huang, L.J.N. Brent, M. Platt, J. Horvath, J. Gonzalez-Martinez, M. Martínez, F. Godoy-Vitorino, R. Knight, M.G. Dominguez-Bello**, K.R. Amato** (2022). Limited microbiome differences in captive and semi-wild primate populations consuming similar diets. FEMS Microbiology. 98(10): fiac098.
Mallott, E.K., L.H. Skovmand, P.A. Garber, and K.R. Amato. (2022). The fecal metabolome of black howler monkeys (Alouatta pigra) varies in response to seasonal dietary changes. Molecular Ecology. 31(15): 4146-4161.
Chapman, C.A., T. Steiniche, K.M. Benavidez, D. Sarkar, K.R. Amato, J.C. Serio-Silva, M. Venier, M.D. Wasserman. (2022). The chemical landscape of tropical mammals in the Anthropocene. Biological Conservation. 269: 109522.
Zeng, Y., Y. Pu, L.L. Niu, J.B. Deng, D. Zeng, K.R. Amato, Y. Li, Y. Zhou, Y.C. Lin, J. Wang, L.Q. Wu, B.H. Chen, K.C. Pan, B. Jing, X.Q. Ni (2022). Comparison of gastrointestinal microbiota in golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellanae), green monkey (Chlorocebus aethiops sabaeus), and ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) by high throughput sequencing. Global Ecology and Conservation. 33: e01946.
Frank, H.E.R., K.R. Amato, M. Trautwein, P. Maia, E. Liman, L. Nichols, K. Schwenk, P.A.S. Breslin, R. Dunn. (2022). The evolution of sour taste. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 289 (1968): 20211918.
Obrochta, S., M.L. Savo Sardaro, K.R. Amato, M.H. Murray. (2022) Relationships Between Migration and Microbiome Composition and Diversity in Urban Canada Geese. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 10: 742369.
Liu, R.**, K.R. Amato**, R. Hou, A. Gomez, D.W. Dunn, J. Zhang, P.A. Garber, C.A. Chapman, N. Righini, G. He, Gu Fang, B. Li, S. Guo. (2022). Specialized digestive adaptations within the hindgut of a colobine monkey. The Innovation. 3(2): 100207.
Mallott, E.K. and K.R. Amato*. (2022). Butyrate production pathways in primate gut microbiomes. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 39(1): msab279.
Manus, M.B., S. Kuthyar, A.G. Perroni-Marañón, A. Nuñez de la Mora, K.R. Amato. (2022). Comparing different sample collection and storage methods for field-based skin microbiome research. American Journal of Human Biology. 34(1): e23584.
Wireko, S., S.O. Asiedu, P. Kini, B.C. Aglomasa, E. Amewu, E. Asiedu, F. Osei-Akoto, K.G. Boahen, D. Obiri-Yeboah, K.R. Amato, A. Kwarteng. (2021) Prevalence of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus species among filarial lymphedema patients in Ahanta West District of Ghana. Frontiers in Tropical Diseases, section Antimicrobial Resistance. 2: 786378
McManus, N., S.M. Holmes, E.E. Louis, Jr., S.E. Johnson, A.L. Baden**, K.R. Amato** (2021). The gut microbiome as an indicator of habitat disturbance in a Critically Endangered lemur. BMC Ecology and Evolution. 21: 222.
Martinez-Mota, R., N. Righini, E.K. Mallott, T.R. Gillespie**, K.R. Amato** (2021). The relationship between pinworm (Trypanoxyuris) infection and gut bacteria in wild black howler monkeys (Alouatta pigra). American Journal of Primatology. 83(12): e23330.
Amato, K.R., E.K. Mallott, P.D. Maia, M.L. Savo Sardaro. (2021). Pre-digestion as an evolutionary impetus for human fermented food use. Current Anthropology. 62(S24): S2017-S219.
Sun, B., Y. Xia, S. Davison, A. Gomez, P.A. Garber, K.R. Amato, X. Xu, D.P. Xia, X. Wang, J.H. Li. (2021). Assessing the influence of environmental sources on the gut mycobiome of Tibetan Macaques. Frontiers in Microbiology. 12: 730477.
Mallot, E.K. and K.R. Amato (2021). Host specificity of the gut microbiome. Nature Reviews Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41579-021-00562-3
Amato, K.R., M.C. Arrieta, M. B. Azad, M.T. Bailey, J.L. Broussard, C.E. Bruggeling, E.C. Claud, E.K. Costello, E.R. Davenport, B.E. Dutilh, H.A. Swain Ewald, P. Ewald, E.C. Hanlon, W. Julion, A. Keshavarzian, C.F. Maurice, G.E. Miller, G.A. Preidis, L. Segurel, B. Singer, S. Subramanian, L. Zhao, C.W. Kuzawa. (2021). The human gut microbiome and health inequities. Proceedings of the National Academies of Science. 18(25): e2017947118
Amato, K.R., O.M. Chaves, E.K. Mallott, T.M. Eppley, F. Abreu, A.L. Baden, A.A. Barnett, J.C. Bicca-Marques, S.A. Boyle, C.J. Campbell, C.A. Chapman, M.F. De la Fuente, P. Fan, P.J. Fashing, A. Felton, B. Fruth, V.B. Fortes, C.C. Grueter, G. Hohmann, M. Irwin, J.K. Matthews, A. Mekonnen, A.D. Melin, D.B. Morgan, J. Ostner, N. Nguyen, A.K. Piel, B. Pinacho-Guendulain, E.P. Quintino-Arêdes, P.T. Razanaparany, N. Schiel, C.M. Sanz, O. Schülke, S. Shanee, A. Souto, J.P. Souza-Alves, F. Stewart, K.M. Stewart, A. Stone, B. Sun, S. Tecot, K. Valenta. E.R. Vogel, S. Wich, Y. Zeng. (2021). Fermented food consumption in wild nonhuman primates and its ecological drivers. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 175(3): 513-530.
Sun, B., Y. Xia, S. Davison, A. Gomez, P.A. Garber, K.R. Amato, X. Xu, D.P. Xia, X. Wang, J.H. Li. (2021). Assessing the influence of environmental sources on the gut mycobiome of Tibetan Macaques. Frontiers in Microbiology. 12:885.
Manus, M.B., S. Kuthyar, A.G. Perroni-Marañón, A. Nuñez de la Mora, K.R. Amato. (2021). Comparing different sample collection and storage methods for field-based skin microbiome research. American Journal of Human Biology.
Cortes-Ortiz, L. and K.R. Amato. (2021). Host genetics influence the gut microbiome. Science. 373(6551): 159-160.
Mallot, E.K. and K.R. Amato* (2021). Host specificity of the gut microbiome. Nature Reviews Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41579-021-00562-3
Amato, K.R.*, M.C. Arrieta, M. B. Azad, M.T. Bailey, J.L. Broussard, C.E. Bruggeling, E.C. Claud, E.K. Costello, E.R. Davenport, B.E. Dutilh, H.A. Swain Ewald, P. Ewald, E.C. Hanlon, W. Julion, A. Keshavarzian, C.F. Maurice, G.E. Miller, G.A. Preidis, L. Segurel, B. Singer, S. Subramanian, L. Zhao, C.W. Kuzawa. (2021). The human gut microbiome and health inequities. Proceedings of the National Academies of Science. 18(25): e2017947118
Amato, K.R.*, O.M. Chaves, E.K. Mallott, T.M. Eppley, F. Abreu, A.L. Baden, A.A. Barnett, J.C. Bicca-Marques, S.A. Boyle, C.J. Campbell, C.A. Chapman, M.F. De la Fuente, P. Fan, P.J. Fashing, A. Felton, B. Fruth, V.B. Fortes, C.C. Grueter, G. Hohmann, M. Irwin, J.K. Matthews, A. Mekonnen, A.D. Melin, D.B. Morgan, J. Ostner, N. Nguyen, A.K. Piel, B. Pinacho-Guendulain, E.P. Quintino-Arêdes, P.T. Razanaparany, N. Schiel, C.M. Sanz, O. Schülke, S. Shanee, A. Souto, J.P. Souza-Alves, F. Stewart, K.M. Stewart, A. Stone, B. Sun, S. Tecot, K. Valenta. E.R. Vogel, S. Wich, Y. Zeng. (2021). Fermented food consumption in wild nonhuman primates and its ecological drivers. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 175(3): 513-530.
Sun, B., Y. Xia, P.A. Garber, K.R. Amato, A. Gomez, X. Xu, W. Li, M. Huang, D. Xia, X. Wang, J. Li. (2021). Captivity is associated with gut mycobiome composition in Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana). Frontiers in Microbiology. 12:885.
Finlay, B.B, K.R. Amato, M. Azad, M.J. Blaser, T.C.G. Bosch, H. Chu, M. Dominguez-Bello, D. Ehrlich, E. Elinav, N. Geva-Zatorsky, P. Gros, K. Guillemin, F. Keck, T. Korem, M. McFall-Ngai, M. Melby, M. Nichter, S. Pettersson, H. Poinar, T. Rees, C. Tropini, L. Zhao, T. Giles-Vernick. (2021) The hygiene hypothesis during a pandemic: consequences for the human microbiome. PNAS. 118 (6) e2010217118
Baniel, A., K.R. Amato, J.C. Beehner, T.J. Bergman, A. Mercer, R.F. Perlman, L. Petrullo, L. Reitsema, S. Sams, A. Lu, N. Snyder-Mackler. (2021). Seasonal shifts in the gut microbiome indicate plastic responses to diet in wild geladas. Microbiome. 9: 26.
Narat, V.**, K.R. Amato**, N. Ranger, M. Salmona, S.M. Delarue, S. Rupp, P. Ambata, R. Njouom, F. Simon, T. Giles-Vernick, J. LeGoff. (2020) A multi-disciplinary comparison of great ape gut microbiota in a central African forest and European zoo. Scientific Reports. 10: 19107.
Kuthyar, S.K., M.M. Kowalewski, D.M. Roellig, E.K. Mallott, Y. Zeng, T.R. Gillespie**, K.R. Amato**. (2020) Effects of Anthropogenic Habitat Disturbance and Giardia duodenalis Infection on a Sentinel Species’ Gut Bacteria. Ecology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6910
Manus, M.B., S. Kuthyar, A.G. Perroni-Marañón, Alejandra Núñez-de la Mora**, K.R. Amato** (2020). Infant skin bacterial communities vary by skin site and infant age across populations in Mexico and the United States. mSystems https://doi.org/10.1128/mSystems.00834-20
Amato, K.R., S. Kuthyar, M. Ekanayke-Weber, R. Salmi, N. Snyder-Mackler, L. Wijayathunga, R. Vandercone, A. Lu. (2020) Gut Microbiome, Diet, and Conservation of Endangered Langurs in Sri Lanka. Biotropica 52(5): 981-990.
Mallott, E.K. and K.R. Amato. (2020) Phylosymbiosis, diet, and gut microbiome associated metabolic disease. Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health. 2020(1): 100-101.
Mallott, E.K., C. Borries, A. Koenig, K.R. Amato**, A. Lu**. (2020) Reproductive hormones mediate changes in the gut microbiome during pregnancy and lactation in Phayre’s leaf monkeys. Scientific Reports, 10: 9961.
Song, S.J., J.G. Sanders, F. Delsuc , J.L. Metcalf, K.R. Amato, M.W. Taylor, F. Mazel, H.L. Lutz, K. Winker, G.R. Graves, G. Humphrey, J.A. Gilbert, S.J. Hackett, K.P. White, H.R. Skeen, S.M. Kurtis, J. Withrow, T. Braile, M. Miller, K. G. McCracken, J.M. Maley, V.O. Ezenwa, A. Williams, J.M. Blanton, V.J. McKenzie, R. Knight 2020. Comparative Analyses of Vertebrate Gut Microbiomes Reveal Convergence between Birds and Bats. mBio. 11(1).
Dunn, R.R., K.R. Amato, E. Archie, M. Arandjelovic, A.N. Crittenden, L.M. Nichols. (2020) The internal, external, and extended microbiomes of hominins. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 8: 25.
Mann, A.E., F. Mazel, M.A. Lemay, E. Morien, V. Billy, M. Kowalewski, A. Di Fiore, A. Link, T.L. Goldberg, S. Tecot, A.L. Baden, A. Gomez, M.L. Sauther, F.P. Cuozzo, G.A.O. Britton, N.J. Dominy, R.M. Stumpf, R.J. Lewis, L. Swedell, K.R. Amato, L.W. Parfrey. (2020) Biodiversity of protists and nematodes in the wild non-human primate gut. ISME Journal 14: 609-622
2011 – 2019
Kuthyar S, Manus MB, Amato KR. 2019. Leveraging non-human primates for exploring the social transmission of microbes. Current Opinion in Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mib.2019.09.001
Amato, K.R.*, E.K. Mallott, D. McDonald, N.J. Dominy, T. Goldberg, J.E. Lambert, L. Swedell, J.L. Metcalf, A. Gomez, G.A.O. Britton, R.M. Stumpf, S.R. Leigh, R. Knight. (2019). Convergence of human and Old World monkey gut microbiomes demonstrates the importance of human ecology over phylogeny. Genome Biology. 20(1): 201-213.
Mallott, E.K. , R.S. Malhi, K.R. Amato. (2019) Assessing the comparability of different DNA extraction and amplification methods in gut microbial community profiling. Access Microbiology. 1(7): e000060.
Hale V.L., C.L. Tan, K. Niu, Y. Yang, Q. Zhang, R. Knight, K.R. Amato. (2019) Gut microbiota in wild and captive Guizhou snub-nosed monkeys, Rhinopithecus brelichi. American Journal of Primatology. 81(10-11): e22989.
Amato, K.R., T. Jeyakumar, H. Poinar, P. Gros. (2019) Shifting climates, shifting foods, shifting diseases: Microbial perspectives on human evolution. Bioessays. 41(10): 1900034.
Amato, K.R., C.F. Maurice, K. Guillemin, T. Giles-Vernick. (2019) Multi-disciplinary in microbiome research: A challenge and opportunity to rethink causation, variability, and scale. BioEssays. 41(10): 1900007.
Gomez, A., A.K. Sharma, E.K. Mallott†, K.J. Petrzelkova, C.A. Jost Robinson, C.J. Yeoman, F. Carbonero, B. Pafco, J.M. Rothman, A. Ulanov, K. Vlckova, K.R. Amato, S.L. Schnorr, N.J. Dominy, D. Modry, A. Todd, M. Torralba, K.E. Nelson, M.B. Burns, R. Blekhman, M. Remis, R.M. Stumpf, B.A. Wilson, H.R. Gaskins, P.A. Garber, B.A. White, S.R. Leigh. (2019) Plasticity in the human gut microbiome defies evolutionary constraints. mSphere. 4: e00271-19.
Amato, K.R.* (2019). Missing links: The role of primates in understanding the human microbiome. mSystems. 4: ee00165-19.
Dhakan, D.B., A. Maji, A.K. Sharma, R. Saxena, J. Pulikkan, T. Grace, A. Gomez, J. Scaria, K.R. Amato, V.K. Sharma. (2019) The unique composition of Indian gut microbiome, gene catalogue, and associated faecal metabolome deciphered using multi-omics approaches. GigaScience. 8(3). doi: 10.1093/gigascience/giz004
Amato, K.R.*, J. Sanders, S.J. Song, M. Nute, J. Metcalf, L.R. Thompson, J.T. Morton, A. Amir, V. McKenzie, G. Humphrey, G. Gogul, J. Gaffney, A. Baden, G. Britton, F. Cuozzo, A. Di Fiore, N. Dominy, T. Goldberg, A. Gomez, M.M. Kowalewski, R. Lewis, A. Link, M. Sauther, S. Tecot, B. White, K. Nelson, R. Stumpf, R. Knight, S. Leigh. (2019) Evolutionary trends in host physiology outweigh diet in structuring primate gut microbiomes. ISME Journal. 13(3): 576-587.
E,K. Mallott, K.R. Amato (2018) The microbial reproductive ecology of white-faced capuchins (Cebus capucinus). American Journal of Primatology. 165(3):576-588.
J. Clayton, A. Gomez, K.R. Amato, D. Knights, D.A. Travis, R. Blekman, R. Knight, S.R. Leigh, R. Stumpf, T. Wolf, K.E. Glander, F. Cabana, and T.J. Johnson (2018) The Gut Microbiome of Nonhuman Primates: Lessons in Ecology and Evolution. American Journal of Primatology. 80(6): e22867
E,K. Mallott, K.R. Amato, P.A. Garber, R.S. Malhi. (2018) Influence of fruit and invertebrate consumption on the gut microbiota of white-faced capuchins (Cebus capucinus). American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 165(3): 576-588.
Raulo, A., L. Ruokolainen, A. Lane, K.R. Amato, R. Knight, S. Leigh, R. Stumpf, B. White, K. Nelson, A. Baden, S. Tecot. (2018) Social behavior and gut microbiota in red-bellied lemurs (Eulemur rubriventer): In search of the role of immunity in the evolution of sociality. Journal of Animal Ecology. 87: 388-399. Doi: 10.1111/1365-2656.12781
Davenport, E.R., J.G. Sanders, S.J. Song, K.R. Amato, A.G. Clark, R. Knight. (2017) The human microbiome in evolution. BMC Biology. 15:127.
McKenzie, V.J., S.J. Song, F. Delsuc, T.L. Prest, A.M. Oliverio, T.M. Korpita, A. Alexiev, K.R. Amato, J.L. Metcalf, M. Kowalewski, N.L. Avenant, A. Link, A. Di Fiore, A. Segui-Orlando, C. Feh, L. Orlando, J.R. Mendelson, J. Sanders, R. Knight. (2017) The effects of captivity on the mammalian gut microbiome. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 57(4): 690-704.
Hale, V.R., C.L. Tan, K. Niu, Y. Yang, R. Knight, Q. Zhang, D. Cui, K.R. Amato (2017) Diet versus phylogeny: A comparison of gut microbiota in captive colobine monkey species. Microbial Ecology. 10.1007/s00248-017-1041-8
Springer, A., C. Fichtel, G.A. Al-Ghalith, F. Koch, K.R. Amato, J.B. Clayton, D. Knights, P.M. Kappeler. (2017) Patterns of seasonality and group membership characterize the gut microbiota in a longitudinal study of wild Verreaux’s sifakas (Propithecus verrreauxi). Ecology and Evolution. 10.1002/ece3.3148
Amato, K.R., S. Van Belle, A. Di Fiore, A. Estrada, R.M. Stumpf, B. White, K.E. Nelson, R. Knight, S.R. Leigh. ( 2017) Patterns in gut microbiota similarity associated with degree of sociality among sex classes of a Neotropical primate. Microbial Ecology. 74(1): 250-258. doi:10.1007/s00248-017-0938-6
Amato, K.R., A. Ulanov, K.S. Ju, P.A. Garber. (2017) Metabolomic data suggest regulation of black howler monkey (Alouatta pigra) diet composition at the molecular level. American Journal of Primatology. 79(4): 1-10.
Estrada, A., P.A. Garber, A.B. Rylands, C. Roos, E. Fernandez-Duqe, A. Di Fiore, K.A. Isola Nekaris, V. Nijman, E.W. Heymann, J.E. Lambert, F. Rovero, C. Barelli, J.M. Setchell, T.R. Gillespie, R.A. Mittermeier, L.V. Arregoitia, M. de Guinea, S. Gouveia, R. Dobrovolski, S. Shanee, N. Shanee, S.A. Boyle, A. Fuentes, K.C. MacKinnon, K.R. Amato, A.L.S. Meyer, S. Wich, R.W. Sussman, R. Pan, I. Kone, B. Li. (2017). Impending extinction crisis of the world’s primates: why primates matter. Science Advances. 3(1): e1600946.
Amato, K.R. (2017). An Introduction to Microbiome Analysis for Human Biology Applications. American Journal of Human Biology. 29(1): e22931. Doi: 10.1002/ajhb.22931
Hale, V.L., C.L. Tan, K. Niu, Y. Yan, D. Cui, H. Zhao, R. Knight, and K.R. Amato. (2016) Effects of field conditions on fecal microbiota. Journal of Microbiological Methods.
Amato, K.R., J.L. Metcalf, S.J. Song, V.L. Hale, J. Clayton, G. Ackermann, G. Humphrey, K. Niu, D. Cui, H.Zhao, M.D. Schrenzel, C. Tan, R. Knight, J. Braun. (2016). Using the gut microbiota as a novel tool for examining colobine primate GI health. Global Ecology and Conservation. 7: 225-237.
Stumpf, R.M., A. Gomez, K.R. Amato, C.J. Yeoman, J.D. Polk, B.A. Wilson, K.E. Nelson, B.A. White, S.R. Leigh. (2016) Microbiomes, metagenomics, and primate conservation: New strategies, tools, and applications. Biological Conservation. 199:56-66.
Bennett G., M. Malone, M.L. Sauther, F.P. Cuozzo, B. White, K.E. Nelson, R.M. Stumpf, R. Knight, S.R. Leigh, K.R. Amato. (2016) Host age, social group and habitat type influence the gut microbiota of wild, ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta). American Journal of Primatology. 78(8): 883-892. Doi: 10.1002/ajp.22555
Song, S.J. A. Amir, J.L. Metcalf, K.R. Amato, Z.Z. Xu, G. Humphrey, R. Knight. (2016) Preservation methods differ in fecal microbiome stability, affecting suitability for field studies. mSystems. 1(3) doi: 10.1128/mSystems.00021-16
Gomez, A., Petrzelkova, K.J., Burns, M.B., Yeoman, C.J., Amato, K.R., Vlckova, K., Modry, D., Todd, A., Jost Robinson, C.A., Remins, M.J., Torralba, M.G., Morton, E., Umana, J.D., Carbonero, F., Gaskins, H.R., Nelson, K.E., Wilson, B.A., Stumpf, R.M., White, B.A., Leigh, S.R., Blekhman, R. (2016) Gut microbiome of coexisting BaAka pygmies and Bantu reflects gradients of traditional subsistence patterns. Cell. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2016.02.013
Amato, K.R. (2016) Incorporating the gut microbiota into models of human and non-human primate ecology and evolution. Yearbook of Physical Anthropology. 159: 196-215. DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.22908
Amato, K.R., R. Martinez-Mota, N. Righini, M. Raguet-Schofield, F.P. Corcione, E. Marini, G. Humphrey, G. Gogul, J. Gaffney7, E. Lovelace, L. Williams, A. Luong, M.G. Dominguez-Bello, R.M. Stumpf, B. White, K. Nelson, R. Knight, S.R. Leigh. (2016). Phylogenetic and ecological factors impact the gut microbiota of two Neotropical primate species. Oecologia. 180(3): 717-733. doi: 10.1007/s00442-015-3507-z
Amato, K.R., C. J. Yeoman, C. Schmitt, G. Cerda, J.D. Cramer, M.E. Berg Miller, A. Gomez, T. Turner, B.A. Wilson, R. M. Stumpf, K.E. Nelson, B.A. White, R. Knight, S.R. Leigh. (2015). Variable responses of human and non-human primate gut microbiota to a Western diet. Microbiome. 3(53).
Hale, V., C.L. Tan, R. Knight, K.R. Amato. (2015). Effect of preservation method on spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) fecal microbiota over 8 weeks. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 113: 16-26. doi:10.1016/j.mimet.2015.03.021
Amato, K.R., S.R. Leigh, A.D. Kent, R. Mackie, C.J. Yeoman, R.M. Stumpf, B. A. Wilson, K.E. Nelson, B.A. White, P.A. Garber. (2015). The gut microbiota appears to compensate for seasonal diet variation in the wild black howler monkey. (Alouatta pigra). Microbial Ecology. 69(2): 434-443.
Amato, K.R., S.R. Leigh, A.D. Kent, R. Mackie, C.J. Yeoman, R.M. Stumpf, B.A. Wilson, K.E. Nelson, B.A. White, P.A. Garber. (2014). The role of gut microbes in satisfying the demands of adult and juvenile wild, black howler monkeys (Alouatta pigra). American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 155(4): 652-664. DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.22621
Amato, K.R. and P.A. Garber. (2014). Nutrition and foraging strategies of the black howler monkey (Alouatta pigra) in Palenque National Park, Mexico. American Journal of Primatology. 76(8): 774-787. doi: 10.1002/ajp.22268
Amato, K.R. (2013). Co-evolution in context: The importance of studying gut microbiomes in wild animals. Microbiome Science and Medicine. 1:10-29. doi: 10.2478/micsm-2013-0002.
Amato, K.R., S. Van Belle, B. Wilkinson. (2013). A comparison of scan and focal sampling for the description of wild primate activity, diet, and intragroup spatial relationships. Folia Primatologica. 84: 87-101.
Amato, K.R., C.J. Yeoman, A. Kent, N. Righini, F. Carbonero, A. Estrada, H.R. Gaskins, R. Stumpf, S. Yildirim, M. Torralba, M. Gillis, B. Wilson, K. Nelson, B. White, S.R. Leigh. (2013). Habitat degradation impacts black howler monkey (Alouatta pigra) gastrointestinal microbes. The ISME Journal. 7: 1344-1353. doi:10.1038/ismej.2013.16.
Nakamura, N., Amato, K.R., Estrada, A.E., Garber, P.A., Mackie, R.I., and Gaskins, H.R. (2011). Analysis of the hydrogenotrophic microbiota of wild and captive howler monkeys (Alouatta pigra). American Journal of Primatology. 73: 909-919.
2006 – 2010
Amato, K.R. and A.E. Estrada. (2010). Seed dispersal patterns in two closely related howler monkey species (Alouatta palliata and A. pigra): A preliminary report of differences in fruit consumption, traveling behavior, and associated dung beetle assemblages. Neotropical Primates. 17(2): 59-66.
Amato, K.R., S.L. Emel, C.A. Lindgren, K.M. Sullan, P.R. Wright and J.J. Gilbert. (2008). Covering behavior of two co-occurring sea urchins in Discovery Bay, Jamaica: Differences in amount of covering and selection of covering material. Bulletin of Marine Science. 82(2): 255-261.
Amato, K.R., D.D. Onen, S.L. Emel, and C.H. May. (2006). Comparison of foraging behavior between howler monkeys, spider monkeys, and squirrel monkeys. Dartmouth Undergraduate Journal of Science. 9:1, 28-31.
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