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Microbial Diversity in Bushmeat Samples Recovered from the Serengeti Ecosystem in Tanzania

Bushmeat, the meat and organs derived from wildlife species, is a common source of animal protein in the diets of those living in sub-Saharan Africa and is frequently associated with zoonotic spillover of dangerous pathogens. Given the frequent consumption of bushmeat in this region and the lack of...

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Autores principales: Katani, Robab, Schilling, Megan A., Lyimo, Beatus, Tonui, Triza, Cattadori, Isabella M., Eblate, Ernest, Martin, Andimile, Estes, Anna B., Buza, Teresia, Rentsch, Dennis, Davenport, Karen W., Hovde, Blake T., Lyimo, Samson, Munuo, Lydia, Stomeo, Francesca, Tiambo, Christian, Radzio-Basu, Jessica, Mosha, Fausta, Hudson, Peter J., Buza, Joram J., Kapur, Vivek
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Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6888819/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31792246
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-53969-7
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author Katani, Robab
Schilling, Megan A.
Lyimo, Beatus
Tonui, Triza
Cattadori, Isabella M.
Eblate, Ernest
Martin, Andimile
Estes, Anna B.
Buza, Teresia
Rentsch, Dennis
Davenport, Karen W.
Hovde, Blake T.
Lyimo, Samson
Munuo, Lydia
Stomeo, Francesca
Tiambo, Christian
Radzio-Basu, Jessica
Mosha, Fausta
Hudson, Peter J.
Buza, Joram J.
Kapur, Vivek
author_facet Katani, Robab
Schilling, Megan A.
Lyimo, Beatus
Tonui, Triza
Cattadori, Isabella M.
Eblate, Ernest
Martin, Andimile
Estes, Anna B.
Buza, Teresia
Rentsch, Dennis
Davenport, Karen W.
Hovde, Blake T.
Lyimo, Samson
Munuo, Lydia
Stomeo, Francesca
Tiambo, Christian
Radzio-Basu, Jessica
Mosha, Fausta
Hudson, Peter J.
Buza, Joram J.
Kapur, Vivek
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description Bushmeat, the meat and organs derived from wildlife species, is a common source of animal protein in the diets of those living in sub-Saharan Africa and is frequently associated with zoonotic spillover of dangerous pathogens. Given the frequent consumption of bushmeat in this region and the lack of knowledge about the microbial communities associated with this meat, the microbiome of 56 fresh and processed bushmeat samples ascertained from three districts in the Western Serengeti ecosystem in Tanzania was characterized using 16S rRNA metagenomic sequencing. The results show that the most abundant phyla present in bushmeat samples include Firmicutes (67.8%), Proteobacteria (18.4%), Cyanobacteria (8.9%), and Bacteroidetes (3.1%). Regardless of wildlife species, sample condition, season, or region, the microbiome is diverse across all samples, with no significant difference in alpha or beta diversity. The findings also suggest the presence of DNA signatures of potentially dangerous zoonotic pathogens, including those from the genus Bacillus, Brucella, Coxiella, and others, in bushmeat. Together, this investigation provides a better understanding of the microbiome associated with this major food source in samples collected from the Western Serengeti in Tanzania and highlights a need for future investigations on the potential health risks associated with the harvesting, trade, and consumption of bushmeat in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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spelling pubmed-68888192019-12-10 Microbial Diversity in Bushmeat Samples Recovered from the Serengeti Ecosystem in Tanzania Katani, Robab Schilling, Megan A. Lyimo, Beatus Tonui, Triza Cattadori, Isabella M. Eblate, Ernest Martin, Andimile Estes, Anna B. Buza, Teresia Rentsch, Dennis Davenport, Karen W. Hovde, Blake T. Lyimo, Samson Munuo, Lydia Stomeo, Francesca Tiambo, Christian Radzio-Basu, Jessica Mosha, Fausta Hudson, Peter J. Buza, Joram J. Kapur, Vivek Sci Rep Article Bushmeat, the meat and organs derived from wildlife species, is a common source of animal protein in the diets of those living in sub-Saharan Africa and is frequently associated with zoonotic spillover of dangerous pathogens. Given the frequent consumption of bushmeat in this region and the lack of knowledge about the microbial communities associated with this meat, the microbiome of 56 fresh and processed bushmeat samples ascertained from three districts in the Western Serengeti ecosystem in Tanzania was characterized using 16S rRNA metagenomic sequencing. The results show that the most abundant phyla present in bushmeat samples include Firmicutes (67.8%), Proteobacteria (18.4%), Cyanobacteria (8.9%), and Bacteroidetes (3.1%). Regardless of wildlife species, sample condition, season, or region, the microbiome is diverse across all samples, with no significant difference in alpha or beta diversity. The findings also suggest the presence of DNA signatures of potentially dangerous zoonotic pathogens, including those from the genus Bacillus, Brucella, Coxiella, and others, in bushmeat. Together, this investigation provides a better understanding of the microbiome associated with this major food source in samples collected from the Western Serengeti in Tanzania and highlights a need for future investigations on the potential health risks associated with the harvesting, trade, and consumption of bushmeat in Sub-Saharan Africa. Nature Publishing Group UK 2019-12-02 /pmc/articles/PMC6888819/ /pubmed/31792246 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-53969-7 Text en © The Author(s) 2019 Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons license and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
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Katani, Robab
Schilling, Megan A.
Lyimo, Beatus
Tonui, Triza
Cattadori, Isabella M.
Eblate, Ernest
Martin, Andimile
Estes, Anna B.
Buza, Teresia
Rentsch, Dennis
Davenport, Karen W.
Hovde, Blake T.
Lyimo, Samson
Munuo, Lydia
Stomeo, Francesca
Tiambo, Christian
Radzio-Basu, Jessica
Mosha, Fausta
Hudson, Peter J.
Buza, Joram J.
Kapur, Vivek
Microbial Diversity in Bushmeat Samples Recovered from the Serengeti Ecosystem in Tanzania
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title_short Microbial Diversity in Bushmeat Samples Recovered from the Serengeti Ecosystem in Tanzania
title_sort microbial diversity in bushmeat samples recovered from the serengeti ecosystem in tanzania
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6888819/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31792246
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-53969-7
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