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mchege.bsky.social
Mary N. Chege
@mchege.bsky.social
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Scientist 🧬 PhD student| first gen Studying the baboon gut microbiome Bioinformatics| Microbiome & One health enthusiast Diversity in STEM Current: University of Nairobi: Affiliated with the University of Notre Dame; @archielab.bsky.social🧪
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Mary N. Chege @mchege.bsky.social · Jun 23
7/Check out the full open-access article: 🔗
animalmicrobiome.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Always happy to connect with folks working on microbiomes, wild primates, or host–microbe dynamics!
#Microbiome #PrimateEcology #OneHealth #ShotgunMetagenomics #WildBaboons
Eukaryotic composition across seasons and social groups in the gut microbiota of wild baboons - Animal Microbiome
Background Animals coexist with complex microbiota, including bacteria, viruses, and eukaryotes (e.g., fungi, protists, and helminths). While high-throughput sequencing is commonly used to characteriz...
animalmicrobiome.biomedcentral.com
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Mary N. Chege @mchege.bsky.social · Jun 23
6/Deep gratitude to all my supervisors and collaborators: @archielab.bsky.social, @jennytung.bsky.social , @pamferretti.bsky.social, @amboselibaboonrp.bsky.social, Prof. Susan Alberts, Dr. Shasta Webb, Dr. Rosaline Macharia, Prof. George Obiero, Dr. Mercy Akinyi, and Dr. Joseph Kamau.
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Mary N. Chege @mchege.bsky.social · Jun 23
5/This suggests that social context, who individuals live and interact with, plays a stronger role in shaping eukaryotic gut microbial communities than ecological or demographic variables (at least in this population).
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Mary N. Chege @mchege.bsky.social · Jun 23
4/Social group membership significantly structured the eukaryotic gut microbiome.
❌But season, sex, and age showed no significant effects
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Mary N. Chege @mchege.bsky.social · Jun 23
3/💡Baboons live in stable social groups and inhabit highly seasonal environments.
💡We asked, which factors—social group, season, sex, or age—structure eukaryotic gut microbiome composition in the wild?❓
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Mary N. Chege @mchege.bsky.social · Jun 23
2/💡We used shotgun metagenomics to explore the eukaryotic gut microbiome of 73 fecal samples from adult wild baboons in Kenya’s Amboseli ecosystem.🧵👇
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Mary N. Chege @mchege.bsky.social · Jun 23
📢New Publication Alert 📢
I’m proud to share a major milestone in my PhD journey. My first paper has officially been published:
“Eukaryotic composition across seasons and social groups in the gut microbiota of wild baboons”.
animalmicrobiome.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Eukaryotic composition across seasons and social groups in the gut microbiota of wild baboons - Animal Microbiome
Background Animals coexist with complex microbiota, including bacteria, viruses, and eukaryotes (e.g., fungi, protists, and helminths). While high-throughput sequencing is commonly used to characteriz...
animalmicrobiome.biomedcentral.com
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Amboseli Baboon Research Project @amboselibaboonrp.bsky.social · Jan 14
Another baboon project joint lab meeting has ended! Thanks, everyone, for another great meeting!
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