Characterising the taxonomic composition of children and livestock gut microbiomes and of environmental samples and the potential role for household-level microbiome sharing in western Kenya

• Emily Mosites, PhD,
• Thumbi Mwangi, DVM,
• Elkanah Otiang, BVM,
• Gemina Garland-Lewis, MS,
• Matt Sammons, BS,
• Clayton Onyango, PhD,
• Alexander Eng, BS,
• Cecilia Noecker, BA,
• Ohad Manor, PhD,
• Sarah Hilton, BS,
• Doug Call, PhD,
• Njenga Kariuki, DVM,
• Jennifer Zambriski, DVM,
• Judith Wasserheit, MD,
• Judd Walson, MD,
• Guy Palmer, DVM,
• Joel Montgomery, PhD,
• Elhanan Borenstein, PhD,
• Richard Omore, MCHD,
• Peter Rabinowitz, MD

Affiliations

Emily Mosites, PhD

Paul G Allen School for Global Animal Health, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA

Thumbi Mwangi, DVM

Paul G Allen School for Global Animal Health, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA

Elkanah Otiang, BVM

Integrated Human Animal Health Program, CDC-Kenya, Kisumu, Kenya

Gemina Garland-Lewis, MS

Center for One Health Research University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

Matt Sammons, BS

Paul G Allen School for Global Animal Health, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA

Clayton Onyango, PhD

Global Disease Detection Program, CDC-Kenya, Kisumu, Kenya

Alexander Eng, BS

Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

Cecilia Noecker, BA

Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

Ohad Manor, PhD

Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

Sarah Hilton, BS

Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

Doug Call, PhD

Paul G Allen School for Global Animal Health, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA

Njenga Kariuki, DVM

Integrated Human Animal Health Program, CDC-Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya

Jennifer Zambriski, DVM

Paul G Allen School for Global Animal Health, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA

Judith Wasserheit, MD

Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

Judd Walson, MD

Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

Guy Palmer, DVM

Paul G Allen School for Global Animal Health, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA

Joel Montgomery, PhD

International Emerging Infections Program, CDC-Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya

Elhanan Borenstein, PhD

Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

Richard Omore, MCHD

Global Enterics Multi-Center Study, KEMRI/CDC, Kisumu, Kenya

Peter Rabinowitz, MD

Center for One Health Research University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA