Microbiome sharing between children, livestock and household surfaces in western Kenya.

The gut microbiome community structure and development are associated with several health outcomes in young children. To determine the household influences of gut microbiome structure, we assessed microbial sharing within households in western Kenya by sequencing 16S rRNA libraries of fecal samples...

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Main Authors: Emily Mosites, Matt Sammons, Elkanah Otiang, Alexander Eng, Cecilia Noecker, Ohad Manor, Sarah Hilton, Samuel M Thumbi, Clayton Onyango, Gemina Garland-Lewis, Douglas R Call, M Kariuki Njenga, Judith N Wasserheit, Jennifer A Zambriski, Judd L Walson, Guy H Palmer, Joel Montgomery, Elhanan Borenstein, Richard Omore, Peter M Rabinowitz
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
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Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0171017&type=printable
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author Emily Mosites
Matt Sammons
Elkanah Otiang
Alexander Eng
Cecilia Noecker
Ohad Manor
Sarah Hilton
Samuel M Thumbi
Clayton Onyango
Gemina Garland-Lewis
Douglas R Call
M Kariuki Njenga
Judith N Wasserheit
Jennifer A Zambriski
Judd L Walson
Guy H Palmer
Joel Montgomery
Elhanan Borenstein
Richard Omore
Peter M Rabinowitz
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Matt Sammons
Elkanah Otiang
Alexander Eng
Cecilia Noecker
Ohad Manor
Sarah Hilton
Samuel M Thumbi
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Gemina Garland-Lewis
Douglas R Call
M Kariuki Njenga
Judith N Wasserheit
Jennifer A Zambriski
Judd L Walson
Guy H Palmer
Joel Montgomery
Elhanan Borenstein
Richard Omore
Peter M Rabinowitz
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description The gut microbiome community structure and development are associated with several health outcomes in young children. To determine the household influences of gut microbiome structure, we assessed microbial sharing within households in western Kenya by sequencing 16S rRNA libraries of fecal samples from children and cattle, cloacal swabs from chickens, and swabs of household surfaces. Among the 156 households studied, children within the same household significantly shared their gut microbiome with each other, although we did not find significant sharing of gut microbiome across host species or household surfaces. Higher gut microbiome diversity among children was associated with lower wealth status and involvement in livestock feeding chores. Although more research is necessary to identify further drivers of microbiota development, these results suggest that the household should be considered as a unit. Livestock activities, health and microbiome perturbations among an individual child may have implications for other children in the household.
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spelling doaj-art-6667bb1d4f0841b59bdb441797627f692025-08-20T02:03:54ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032017-01-01122e017101710.1371/journal.pone.0171017Microbiome sharing between children, livestock and household surfaces in western Kenya.Emily MositesMatt SammonsElkanah OtiangAlexander EngCecilia NoeckerOhad ManorSarah HiltonSamuel M ThumbiClayton OnyangoGemina Garland-LewisDouglas R CallM Kariuki NjengaJudith N WasserheitJennifer A ZambriskiJudd L WalsonGuy H PalmerJoel MontgomeryElhanan BorensteinRichard OmorePeter M RabinowitzThe gut microbiome community structure and development are associated with several health outcomes in young children. To determine the household influences of gut microbiome structure, we assessed microbial sharing within households in western Kenya by sequencing 16S rRNA libraries of fecal samples from children and cattle, cloacal swabs from chickens, and swabs of household surfaces. Among the 156 households studied, children within the same household significantly shared their gut microbiome with each other, although we did not find significant sharing of gut microbiome across host species or household surfaces. Higher gut microbiome diversity among children was associated with lower wealth status and involvement in livestock feeding chores. Although more research is necessary to identify further drivers of microbiota development, these results suggest that the household should be considered as a unit. Livestock activities, health and microbiome perturbations among an individual child may have implications for other children in the household.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0171017&type=printable
spellingShingle Emily Mosites
Matt Sammons
Elkanah Otiang
Alexander Eng
Cecilia Noecker
Ohad Manor
Sarah Hilton
Samuel M Thumbi
Clayton Onyango
Gemina Garland-Lewis
Douglas R Call
M Kariuki Njenga
Judith N Wasserheit
Jennifer A Zambriski
Judd L Walson
Guy H Palmer
Joel Montgomery
Elhanan Borenstein
Richard Omore
Peter M Rabinowitz
Microbiome sharing between children, livestock and household surfaces in western Kenya.
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title Microbiome sharing between children, livestock and household surfaces in western Kenya.
title_full Microbiome sharing between children, livestock and household surfaces in western Kenya.
title_fullStr Microbiome sharing between children, livestock and household surfaces in western Kenya.
title_full_unstemmed Microbiome sharing between children, livestock and household surfaces in western Kenya.
title_short Microbiome sharing between children, livestock and household surfaces in western Kenya.
title_sort microbiome sharing between children livestock and household surfaces in western kenya
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