November 2022 PMID 36439813

Sociability in a non-captive macaque population is associated with beneficial gut bacteria.

Katerina V-A Johnson, Karli K Watson, Robin I M Dunbar, Philip W J Burnet

Mentions

56
Peak: 38 in Nov 2022
across 6 sources since Nov 2022

Extended reach

1,568,436
potential audience

Total likes

472

Video views

4,407

Mentions per month

Nov 2022 – Mar 2025

Where it's discussed

  • X / Twitter46 posts
  • News4 articles
  • YouTube2 videos
  • Blogs2 articles
  • Bluesky1 posts
  • Instagram1 posts

AI synopsis

What people are saying

The discussions demonstrate high agreement, as posts consistently support the idea that social interactions benefit gut bacteria, with phrases like 'healthier gut microbiome' and 'beneficial microbes,' emphasizing the study's relevance. Interest is evidenced by mentions of specific bacteria such as 'Faecalibacterium' and the health benefits of friendships, while some posts speculate on broader applications, reinforcing an overall perception of high impact.

AgreementStrong agreement

Most discussions express strong support and validation of the study’s findings, emphasizing the positive correlation between social behaviors and gut health.

InterestHigh interest

Participants show high curiosity by discussing specific bacteria, health implications, and the social behavior aspects highlighted in the research.

EngagementModerate engagement

Many discussions reference the study directly, mentioning key concepts like microbiomes and sociability, but few go into detailed critique or exploration, indicating moderate depth.

ImpactHigh impact

The collective tone suggests this research is perceived as meaningful, with several posts highlighting its implications for understanding health and behavior in primates and potentially humans.

Abstract in brief

  • The study reveals that in wild rhesus macaques, variations in social behaviors like grooming are linked to differences in specific gut bacteria, some of which are known to promote health and reduce inflammation.
  • Certain bacteria associated with higher sociability are beneficial, while bacteria linked to less social individuals tend to include pathogenic species, suggesting a connection between social interactions, gut microbiome, and health.
  • The findings highlight a reciprocal relationship where social behavior influences gut bacteria, which in turn can impact immune health, emphasizing the interconnectedness of sociality, microbiome, and well-being in primates.]

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Frontiers
@FrontiersIn · X

Researchers show for the first time that monkeys that are more sociable - eg, grooming or being groomed more often - have a healthier gut microbiome. Read the study in @FrontMicrobiol by @DrKatJohnson and colleagues: https://t.co/0lNFBPoL0W or our news story ⬇

Nov 14, 2022 · 285 likes · 86 shares · 90,043 followers View post →
Carol Perelman
@carol_perelman · X

Nov 19, 2022 · 39 likes · 8 shares · 25,971 followers View post →
Phys.org
@physorg_com · X

Having good friendships may make for a healthier #gutmicrobiome @frontiersin @frontiersin https://t.co/KImejrIyzV https://t.co/elk0vdDeqt

Nov 11, 2022 · 23 likes · 5 shares · 1,016,857 followers View post →
Frontiers
@FrontiersIn · X

Researchers show for the first time that monkeys that are more sociable - eg, grooming or being groomed more often - have a healthier gut microbiome. Read the study in @FrontMicrobiol by @DrKatJohnson and colleagues: https://t.co/0lNFBPoL0W or our news story ⬇

Jan 10, 2023 · 10 likes · 5 shares · 90,043 followers View post →
Biocodex Microbiota Institute
@Microbiota_Inst · X

A @FrontMicrobiol study on non-captive #macaque "highlights the connections between #SocialBehaviour, #microbiome composition, and #health in an #animal population." #microbiota #GutMicrobiota #GutBacteria #GutBrainAxis #sociability @DrKatJohnson

Dec 1, 2022 · 7 likes · 4 shares · 26,791 followers View post →
Katerina Johnson
@DrKatJohnson · X

More sociable #macaques have more beneficial #gut #microbes like #Faecalibacterium known to be anti-inflammatory

Nov 11, 2022 · 6 likes · 3 shares · 738 followers View post →

All mentions

Ordo Fraterna Fibonacci
@ordofibonacci.bsky.social · Bluesky

Are Microbiomes Contagious? American Society for Microbiology youtu.be/mpHRCLkcW_I?...

Mar 13, 2025 · 1 like · 1 share View post →
Age Defiant 4AngatBuhay
@MLabs6 · X

RT @FrontiersIn: Researchers show for the first time that monkeys that are more sociable - eg, grooming or being groomed more often - have…

Jan 10, 2023 · 5 shares · 526 followers View post →
Frontiers - Microbiology
@FrontMicrobiol · X

RT @FrontiersIn: Researchers show for the first time that monkeys that are more sociable - eg, grooming or being groomed more often - have…

Jan 10, 2023 · 5 shares · 24,455 followers View post →
Frontiers
@FrontiersIn · X

Researchers show for the first time that monkeys that are more sociable - eg, grooming or being groomed more often - have a healthier gut microbiome. Read the study in @FrontMicrobiol by @DrKatJohnson and colleagues: https://t.co/0lNFBPoL0W or our news story ⬇

Jan 10, 2023 · 10 likes · 5 shares · 90,043 followers View post →
中島 裕康
@hirostaygold352 · X

RT @AuBinc_official: 引用 https://t.co/N8zR8ov1Iv

Dec 20, 2022 · 1 share · 15 followers View post →
Dr Paris Tavakoli
@TavakoliParis · X

Good friendship and gut health are closely connected. Frontiers | Sociability in a non-captive macaque population is associated with beneficial gut bacteria https://t.co/NVNPMoSqNF

Dec 19, 2022 · 1 like · 238 followers View post →
AuB株式会社
@AuBinc_official · X

引用 https://t.co/N8zR8ov1Iv

Dec 19, 2022 · 4 likes · 1 share · 2,057 followers View post →
Travis Carper
@traviscarper888 · X

Blessings Everyone! #gutmicrobiome #socialnetworks #hugs #holistichealth https://t.co/BvDDZaLJPi

Dec 19, 2022 · 685 followers View post →
Nathalia Oliveira, PhD
@Luisa2Nathalia · X

Friendly monkeys have higher levels of helpful bacteria and lower levels of potentially disease-causing microbes in their guts Sociability in a non-captive macaque population is associated with beneficial gut bacteria https://t.co/HNzQEziqVx

Dec 19, 2022 · 1 like · 185 followers View post →
Katerina Johnson
@DrKatJohnson · X

RT @Microbiota_Inst: A @FrontMicrobiol study on non-captive #macaque "highlights the connections between #SocialBehaviour, #microbiome comp…

Dec 13, 2022 · 4 shares · 738 followers View post →
Katerina Johnson
@DrKatJohnson · X

RT @OxPsychiatry: Sociability in a non-captive macaque population is associated with beneficial gut bacteria https://t.co/rZXa4omS3q

Dec 13, 2022 · 1 share · 738 followers View post →
Katerina Johnson
@DrKatJohnson · X

RT @carol_perelman:

Dec 13, 2022 · 8 shares · 738 followers View post →
Frontiers - Microbiology
@FrontMicrobiol · X

RT @Microbiota_Inst: A @FrontMicrobiol study on non-captive #macaque "highlights the connections between #SocialBehaviour, #microbiome comp…

Dec 2, 2022 · 4 shares · 24,455 followers View post →
Ahasan-ud-Dulla Khan
@dulla_ud · X

RT @Microbiota_Inst: A @FrontMicrobiol study on non-captive #macaque "highlights the connections between #SocialBehaviour, #microbiome comp…

Dec 1, 2022 · 4 shares · 206 followers View post →
Biocodex Microbiota Institute
@Microbiota_Inst · X

A @FrontMicrobiol study on non-captive #macaque "highlights the connections between #SocialBehaviour, #microbiome composition, and #health in an #animal population." #microbiota #GutMicrobiota #GutBacteria #GutBrainAxis #sociability @DrKatJohnson

Dec 1, 2022 · 7 likes · 4 shares · 26,791 followers View post →
Oxford Psychiatry
@OxPsychiatry · X

Sociability in a non-captive macaque population is associated with beneficial gut bacteria https://t.co/rZXa4omS3q

Nov 28, 2022 · 1 like · 1 share · 22,050 followers View post →
Caribbean Primate Research Center
@CayoSantiagoPR · X

RT @NIH_ORIP: READ: "Sociability in a non-captive macaque population is associated with beneficial gut bacteria." @DrKatJohnson and collea…

Nov 25, 2022 · 1 share · 767 followers View post →
Frontiers - Microbiology
@FrontMicrobiol · X

New Research: Sociability in a non-captive macaque population is associated with beneficial gut bacteria https://t.co/b54qmDKRDI #microbiology

Nov 24, 2022 · 1 like · 1 share · 24,455 followers View post →
NIH ORIP
@NIH_ORIP · X

READ: "Sociability in a non-captive macaque population is associated with beneficial gut bacteria." @DrKatJohnson and colleagues (ORIP support to the Caribbean Primate Research Center P40OD012217) #microbiome #gutbacteria #microbiota https://t.co/DC2k69tip5 https://t.co/q4D66AV1jR

Nov 23, 2022 · 3 likes · 1 share · 1,288 followers View post →
Katrin
@K2atrin · X

RT @FrontiersIn: Researchers show for the first time that monkeys that are more sociable - eg, grooming or being groomed more often - have…

Nov 22, 2022 · 86 shares · 296 followers View post →
Frontiers - Microbiology
@FrontMicrobiol · X

RT @FrontiersIn: Researchers show for the first time that monkeys that are more sociable - eg, grooming or being groomed more often - have…

Nov 22, 2022 · 2 shares · 24,455 followers View post →
Frontiers
@FrontiersIn · X

Researchers show for the first time that monkeys that are more sociable - eg, grooming or being groomed more often - have a healthier gut microbiome. Read the study in @FrontMicrobiol by @DrKatJohnson and colleagues: https://t.co/0lNFBPoL0W or our news story ⬇

Nov 22, 2022 · 5 likes · 2 shares · 90,043 followers View post →
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@IIreckon · X

RT @FrontiersIn: Researchers show for the first time that monkeys that are more sociable - eg, grooming or being groomed more often - have…

Nov 21, 2022 · 86 shares · 4,862 followers View post →
Robyn Connery
@robynconnery1 · X

RT @FrontiersIn: Researchers show for the first time that monkeys that are more sociable - eg, grooming or being groomed more often - have…

Nov 21, 2022 · 86 shares · 3,761 followers View post →
Merche
@more_49 · X

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Nov 20, 2022 · 8 shares · 415 followers View post →
Arely Ireta
@ArelyIreta · X

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Nov 19, 2022 · 8 shares · 264 followers View post →
蛙自閉症
@frogautistic · X

自閉症の人の多くは、消化器系が貧弱です。 社会的接触が不十分なことが原因ではないでしょうか? https://t.co/ori9tnLKfk

Nov 19, 2022 · 4 likes · 1,298 followers View post →
Yolanda Galindo
@Yoli_Galindo_E · X

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Nov 19, 2022 · 8 shares · 379 followers View post →
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Nov 19, 2022 · 8 shares · 237 followers View post →
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@Floreserletici1 · X

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Nov 19, 2022 · 8 shares · 36 followers View post →
Carol Perelman
@carol_perelman · X

Nov 19, 2022 · 39 likes · 8 shares · 25,971 followers View post →
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@np_grwl · X

RT @physorg_com: Having good friendships may make for a healthier #gutmicrobiome @frontiersin @frontiersin https://t.co/KImejrIyzV https://…

Nov 18, 2022 · 5 shares · 1,786 followers View post →
Christopher L Dutton
@ChrisLDutton · X

Sociability in a non-captive macaque population is associated with beneficial gut bacteria https://t.co/mZieSlP1kJ

Nov 14, 2022 · 1 like · 1,919 followers View post →
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@JeremySyTweet · X

RT @FrontiersIn: Researchers show for the first time that monkeys that are more sociable - eg, grooming or being groomed more often - have…

Nov 14, 2022 · 86 shares · 678 followers View post →
Katerina Johnson
@DrKatJohnson · X

RT @FrontiersIn: Researchers show for the first time that monkeys that are more sociable - eg, grooming or being groomed more often - have…

Nov 14, 2022 · 86 shares · 738 followers View post →
Frontiers - Microbiology
@FrontMicrobiol · X

RT @FrontiersIn: Researchers show for the first time that monkeys that are more sociable - eg, grooming or being groomed more often - have…

Nov 14, 2022 · 86 shares · 24,455 followers View post →
Frontiers
@FrontiersIn · X

Researchers show for the first time that monkeys that are more sociable - eg, grooming or being groomed more often - have a healthier gut microbiome. Read the study in @FrontMicrobiol by @DrKatJohnson and colleagues: https://t.co/0lNFBPoL0W or our news story ⬇

Nov 14, 2022 · 285 likes · 86 shares · 90,043 followers View post →
Katerina Johnson
@DrKatJohnson · X

RT @physorg_com: Having good friendships may make for a healthier #gutmicrobiome @frontiersin @frontiersin https://t.co/KImejrIyzV https://…

Nov 13, 2022 · 5 shares · 738 followers View post →
Maneesh Paul
@maneeshpaul · X

Having good friendships could contribute to a healthier gut microbiome In as much social connections are essential for good health and well-being in social animals, such as ourselves and other primates, according to the authors th…https://t.co/6555nE2WIy https://t.co/xCx2YXDMZF

Nov 12, 2022 · 192 followers View post →
Luca Cuccia
@cuccia_luca · X

Here's the full paper! https://t.co/5lqrNTrrOD

Nov 11, 2022 · 166 followers View post →
Manu Gupta
@mgupt108 · X

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Nov 11, 2022 · 5 shares · 5,044 followers View post →
Frontiers - Microbiology
@FrontMicrobiol · X

RT @DrKatJohnson: More sociable #macaques have more beneficial #gut #microbes like #Faecalibacterium known to be anti-inflammatory

Nov 11, 2022 · 3 shares · 24,455 followers View post →
Oleg A. Chagin
@Oleg_A_Chagin · X

Frontiers | Sociability in a non-captive macaque population is associated with beneficial gut bacteria https://t.co/uqQ1AhJ9ko

Nov 11, 2022 · 1,130 followers View post →
Oxford ExpPsychology
@OxExpPsy · X

RT @DrKatJohnson: More sociable #macaques have more beneficial #gut #microbes like #Faecalibacterium known to be anti-inflammatory

Nov 11, 2022 · 3 shares · 12,981 followers View post →
Katerina Johnson
@DrKatJohnson · X

More sociable #macaques have more beneficial #gut #microbes like #Faecalibacterium known to be anti-inflammatory

Nov 11, 2022 · 6 likes · 3 shares · 738 followers View post →
Phys.org Biology
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RT @physorg_com: Having good friendships may make for a healthier #gutmicrobiome @frontiersin @frontiersin https://t.co/KImejrIyzV https://…

Nov 11, 2022 · 5 shares · 8,122 followers View post →
Phys.org
@physorg_com · X

Having good friendships may make for a healthier #gutmicrobiome @frontiersin @frontiersin https://t.co/KImejrIyzV https://t.co/elk0vdDeqt

Nov 11, 2022 · 23 likes · 5 shares · 1,016,857 followers View post →
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