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Influence of phylogenetic, environmental, and behavioral factors on the gut bacterial community structure of dung beetles (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) in a Neotropical Biosphere Reserve
Gut bacteria help dung beetles metabolize nutrients contained and synthesize those unavailable in their food, depending on the ecological scenario in which they develop. However, less is known about the influence of environmental and behavioral factors on the taxonomic composition of bacterial gut c...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10508338/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37731932 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1224601 |
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author | Jácome-Hernández, Alberto Lamelas, Araceli Desgarennes, Damaris Huerta, Carmen Cruz-Rosales, Magdalena Favila, Mario E. |
author_facet | Jácome-Hernández, Alberto Lamelas, Araceli Desgarennes, Damaris Huerta, Carmen Cruz-Rosales, Magdalena Favila, Mario E. |
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description | Gut bacteria help dung beetles metabolize nutrients contained and synthesize those unavailable in their food, depending on the ecological scenario in which they develop. However, less is known about the influence of environmental and behavioral factors on the taxonomic composition of bacterial gut communities in Scarabaeinae beetles. To address this research topic, we analyzed 13 tropical dung beetle species in the Los Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve, Mexico, to understand how the beetle tribe, habitat, food preference, food relocation, and parental care influence the composition of gut bacterial communities. We found that the beetle tribe is the primary factor impacting the taxonomic composition of gut bacterial communities. Among them, Deltochilini displayed the highest variability in diversity due to the different combinations of habitat and food preferences among its species. On the other hand, the other tribes studied did not exhibit such variable combinations. Habitat emerged as the second most influential factor, with forest-dwelling beetles displaying higher diversity. This can be attributed to the heterogeneous environments within tropical forests, which offer a greater diversity of food resources. In contrast, grassland beetles, living in more homogeneous environments and relying on cow feces as their main food source, exhibited lower diversity. Our findings suggest a correlation between bacterial diversity and food resource availability in complex habitats, such as tropical forests, which offer a wider array of food sources compared to simpler environments like grasslands. |
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spelling | pubmed-105083382023-09-20 Influence of phylogenetic, environmental, and behavioral factors on the gut bacterial community structure of dung beetles (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) in a Neotropical Biosphere Reserve Jácome-Hernández, Alberto Lamelas, Araceli Desgarennes, Damaris Huerta, Carmen Cruz-Rosales, Magdalena Favila, Mario E. Front Microbiol Microbiology Gut bacteria help dung beetles metabolize nutrients contained and synthesize those unavailable in their food, depending on the ecological scenario in which they develop. However, less is known about the influence of environmental and behavioral factors on the taxonomic composition of bacterial gut communities in Scarabaeinae beetles. To address this research topic, we analyzed 13 tropical dung beetle species in the Los Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve, Mexico, to understand how the beetle tribe, habitat, food preference, food relocation, and parental care influence the composition of gut bacterial communities. We found that the beetle tribe is the primary factor impacting the taxonomic composition of gut bacterial communities. Among them, Deltochilini displayed the highest variability in diversity due to the different combinations of habitat and food preferences among its species. On the other hand, the other tribes studied did not exhibit such variable combinations. Habitat emerged as the second most influential factor, with forest-dwelling beetles displaying higher diversity. This can be attributed to the heterogeneous environments within tropical forests, which offer a greater diversity of food resources. In contrast, grassland beetles, living in more homogeneous environments and relying on cow feces as their main food source, exhibited lower diversity. Our findings suggest a correlation between bacterial diversity and food resource availability in complex habitats, such as tropical forests, which offer a wider array of food sources compared to simpler environments like grasslands. Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-09-05 /pmc/articles/PMC10508338/ /pubmed/37731932 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1224601 Text en Copyright © 2023 Jácome-Hernández, Lamelas, Desgarennes, Huerta, Cruz-Rosales and Favila. 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 Jácome-Hernández, Alberto Lamelas, Araceli Desgarennes, Damaris Huerta, Carmen Cruz-Rosales, Magdalena Favila, Mario E. Influence of phylogenetic, environmental, and behavioral factors on the gut bacterial community structure of dung beetles (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) in a Neotropical Biosphere Reserve |
title | Influence of phylogenetic, environmental, and behavioral factors on the gut bacterial community structure of dung beetles (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) in a Neotropical Biosphere Reserve |
title_full | Influence of phylogenetic, environmental, and behavioral factors on the gut bacterial community structure of dung beetles (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) in a Neotropical Biosphere Reserve |
title_fullStr | Influence of phylogenetic, environmental, and behavioral factors on the gut bacterial community structure of dung beetles (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) in a Neotropical Biosphere Reserve |
title_full_unstemmed | Influence of phylogenetic, environmental, and behavioral factors on the gut bacterial community structure of dung beetles (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) in a Neotropical Biosphere Reserve |
title_short | Influence of phylogenetic, environmental, and behavioral factors on the gut bacterial community structure of dung beetles (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) in a Neotropical Biosphere Reserve |
title_sort | influence of phylogenetic, environmental, and behavioral factors on the gut bacterial community structure of dung beetles (scarabaeidae: scarabaeinae) in a neotropical biosphere reserve |
topic | Microbiology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10508338/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37731932 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1224601 |
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