Lifestyle trumps geography in determining makeup of gut microbiome

(Washington University School of Medicine) Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis studied the gut microbiomes of wild apes in the Republic of Congo, of captive apes in zoos in the US, and of people from around the world and discovered that lifestyle is more important than geography or even species in determining the makeup of the gut microbiome.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news