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The difference in the composition of gut microbiota is greater among bats of different phylogenies than among those with different dietary habits

Bats have a very long evolutionary history and are highly differentiated in their physiological functions. Results of recent studies suggest effects of some host factors (e.g., phylogeny and dietary habit) on their gut microbiota. In this study, we examined the gut microbial compositions of 18 diffe...

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Autores principales: Guo, Min, Xie, Siwei, Wang, Junhua, Zhang, Yuzhi, He, Xiangyang, Luo, Pengfei, Deng, Jin, Zhou, Chunhui, Qin, Jiao, Huang, Chen, Zhang, Libiao
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Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10419214/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37577418
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1207482
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author Guo, Min
Xie, Siwei
Wang, Junhua
Zhang, Yuzhi
He, Xiangyang
Luo, Pengfei
Deng, Jin
Zhou, Chunhui
Qin, Jiao
Huang, Chen
Zhang, Libiao
author_facet Guo, Min
Xie, Siwei
Wang, Junhua
Zhang, Yuzhi
He, Xiangyang
Luo, Pengfei
Deng, Jin
Zhou, Chunhui
Qin, Jiao
Huang, Chen
Zhang, Libiao
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description Bats have a very long evolutionary history and are highly differentiated in their physiological functions. Results of recent studies suggest effects of some host factors (e.g., phylogeny and dietary habit) on their gut microbiota. In this study, we examined the gut microbial compositions of 18 different species of bats. Results showed that Firmicutes, Gammaproteobacteria, and Actinobacteria were dominant in all fecal samples of bats. However, the difference in the diversity of gut microbiota among bats of different phylogenies was notable (p = 0.06). Various species of Firmicutes, Actinobacteria, and Gammaproteobacteria were found to contribute to the majority of variations in gut microbiota of all bats examined, and Aeromonas species were much more abundant in bats that feed on both insects and fish than in those of insectivores. The abundance of various species of Clostridium, Euryarchaeota, and ancient bacterial phyla was found to vary among bats of different phylogenies, and various species of Vibrio varied significantly among bats with different dietary habits. No significant difference in the number of genes involved in various metabolic pathways was detected among bats of different phylogenies, but the abundance of genes involved in 5 metabolic pathways, including transcription; replication, recombination, and repair; amino acid transport and metabolism; and signal transduction mechanisms, was different among bats with different dietary habits. The abundance of genes in 3 metabolic pathways, including those involved in stilbenoid, diarylheptanoid, and gingerol biosynthesis, was found to be different between insectivorous bats and bats that feed on both insects and fish. Results of this study suggest a weak association between dietary habit and gut microbiota in most bats but a notable difference in gut microbiota among bats of different phylogenies.
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spelling pubmed-104192142023-08-12 The difference in the composition of gut microbiota is greater among bats of different phylogenies than among those with different dietary habits Guo, Min Xie, Siwei Wang, Junhua Zhang, Yuzhi He, Xiangyang Luo, Pengfei Deng, Jin Zhou, Chunhui Qin, Jiao Huang, Chen Zhang, Libiao Front Microbiol Microbiology Bats have a very long evolutionary history and are highly differentiated in their physiological functions. Results of recent studies suggest effects of some host factors (e.g., phylogeny and dietary habit) on their gut microbiota. In this study, we examined the gut microbial compositions of 18 different species of bats. Results showed that Firmicutes, Gammaproteobacteria, and Actinobacteria were dominant in all fecal samples of bats. However, the difference in the diversity of gut microbiota among bats of different phylogenies was notable (p = 0.06). Various species of Firmicutes, Actinobacteria, and Gammaproteobacteria were found to contribute to the majority of variations in gut microbiota of all bats examined, and Aeromonas species were much more abundant in bats that feed on both insects and fish than in those of insectivores. The abundance of various species of Clostridium, Euryarchaeota, and ancient bacterial phyla was found to vary among bats of different phylogenies, and various species of Vibrio varied significantly among bats with different dietary habits. No significant difference in the number of genes involved in various metabolic pathways was detected among bats of different phylogenies, but the abundance of genes involved in 5 metabolic pathways, including transcription; replication, recombination, and repair; amino acid transport and metabolism; and signal transduction mechanisms, was different among bats with different dietary habits. The abundance of genes in 3 metabolic pathways, including those involved in stilbenoid, diarylheptanoid, and gingerol biosynthesis, was found to be different between insectivorous bats and bats that feed on both insects and fish. Results of this study suggest a weak association between dietary habit and gut microbiota in most bats but a notable difference in gut microbiota among bats of different phylogenies. Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-07-28 /pmc/articles/PMC10419214/ /pubmed/37577418 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1207482 Text en Copyright © 2023 Guo, Xie, Wang, Zhang, He, Luo, Deng, Zhou, Qin, Huang and Zhang. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
spellingShingle Microbiology
Guo, Min
Xie, Siwei
Wang, Junhua
Zhang, Yuzhi
He, Xiangyang
Luo, Pengfei
Deng, Jin
Zhou, Chunhui
Qin, Jiao
Huang, Chen
Zhang, Libiao
The difference in the composition of gut microbiota is greater among bats of different phylogenies than among those with different dietary habits
title The difference in the composition of gut microbiota is greater among bats of different phylogenies than among those with different dietary habits
title_full The difference in the composition of gut microbiota is greater among bats of different phylogenies than among those with different dietary habits
title_fullStr The difference in the composition of gut microbiota is greater among bats of different phylogenies than among those with different dietary habits
title_full_unstemmed The difference in the composition of gut microbiota is greater among bats of different phylogenies than among those with different dietary habits
title_short The difference in the composition of gut microbiota is greater among bats of different phylogenies than among those with different dietary habits
title_sort difference in the composition of gut microbiota is greater among bats of different phylogenies than among those with different dietary habits
topic Microbiology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10419214/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37577418
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1207482
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