Gut microbiota variation between climatic zones and due to migration strategy in passerine birds
IntroductionDecreasing biotic diversity with increasing latitude is an almost universal macroecological pattern documented for a broad range of taxa, however, there have been few studies focused on changes in gut microbiota (GM) across climatic zones.MethodsUsing 16S rRNA amplicon profiling, we anal...
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| author | Lucie Schmiedová Lucie Schmiedová Jakub Kreisinger Jan Kubovčiak Martin Těšický Jean-Francois Martin Oldřich Tomášek Oldřich Tomášek Tereza Kauzálová Ondřej Sedláček Tomáš Albrecht Tomáš Albrecht |
| author_facet | Lucie Schmiedová Lucie Schmiedová Jakub Kreisinger Jan Kubovčiak Martin Těšický Jean-Francois Martin Oldřich Tomášek Oldřich Tomášek Tereza Kauzálová Ondřej Sedláček Tomáš Albrecht Tomáš Albrecht |
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| description | IntroductionDecreasing biotic diversity with increasing latitude is an almost universal macroecological pattern documented for a broad range of taxa, however, there have been few studies focused on changes in gut microbiota (GM) across climatic zones.MethodsUsing 16S rRNA amplicon profiling, we analyzed GM variation between temperate (Czechia) and tropical (Cameroon) populations of 99 passerine bird species and assessed GM similarity of temperate species migrating to tropical regions with that of residents/short-distance migrants and tropical residents. Our study also considered the possible influence of diet on GM.ResultsWe observed no consistent GM diversity differences between tropical and temperate species. In the tropics, GM composition varied substantially between dry and rainy seasons and only a few taxa exhibited consistent differential abundance between tropical and temperate zones, irrespective of migration behavior and seasonal GM changes. During the breeding season, trans-Saharan migrant GM diverged little from species not overwintering in the tropics and did not show higher similarity to tropical passerines than temperate residents/short-distance migrants. Interestingly, GM of two temperate-breeding trans-Saharan migrants sampled in the tropical zone matched that of tropical residents and converged with other temperate species during the breeding season. Diet had a slight effect on GM composition of tropical species, but no effect on GM of temperate hosts.DiscussionConsequently, our results demonstrate extensive passerine GM plasticity, the dominant role of environmental factors in its composition and limited effect of diet. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-111a874850fa4a9397cd238bb743831f2023-02-01T04:51:21ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Microbiology1664-302X2023-02-011410.3389/fmicb.2023.10800171080017Gut microbiota variation between climatic zones and due to migration strategy in passerine birdsLucie Schmiedová0Lucie Schmiedová1Jakub Kreisinger2Jan Kubovčiak3Martin Těšický4Jean-Francois Martin5Oldřich Tomášek6Oldřich Tomášek7Tereza Kauzálová8Ondřej Sedláček9Tomáš Albrecht10Tomáš Albrecht11Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, CzechiaInstitute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, CzechiaDepartment of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, CzechiaDepartment of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, CzechiaDepartment of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, CzechiaMontpellier SupAgro, Montferrier-sur-Lez, FranceDepartment of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, CzechiaInstitute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, CzechiaInstitute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, CzechiaDepartment of Ecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, CzechiaDepartment of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, CzechiaInstitute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, CzechiaIntroductionDecreasing biotic diversity with increasing latitude is an almost universal macroecological pattern documented for a broad range of taxa, however, there have been few studies focused on changes in gut microbiota (GM) across climatic zones.MethodsUsing 16S rRNA amplicon profiling, we analyzed GM variation between temperate (Czechia) and tropical (Cameroon) populations of 99 passerine bird species and assessed GM similarity of temperate species migrating to tropical regions with that of residents/short-distance migrants and tropical residents. Our study also considered the possible influence of diet on GM.ResultsWe observed no consistent GM diversity differences between tropical and temperate species. In the tropics, GM composition varied substantially between dry and rainy seasons and only a few taxa exhibited consistent differential abundance between tropical and temperate zones, irrespective of migration behavior and seasonal GM changes. During the breeding season, trans-Saharan migrant GM diverged little from species not overwintering in the tropics and did not show higher similarity to tropical passerines than temperate residents/short-distance migrants. Interestingly, GM of two temperate-breeding trans-Saharan migrants sampled in the tropical zone matched that of tropical residents and converged with other temperate species during the breeding season. Diet had a slight effect on GM composition of tropical species, but no effect on GM of temperate hosts.DiscussionConsequently, our results demonstrate extensive passerine GM plasticity, the dominant role of environmental factors in its composition and limited effect of diet.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1080017/fullfaecal microbiomegastrointestinal tractmetabarcodingclimatic zonespasserine birds |
| spellingShingle | Lucie Schmiedová Lucie Schmiedová Jakub Kreisinger Jan Kubovčiak Martin Těšický Jean-Francois Martin Oldřich Tomášek Oldřich Tomášek Tereza Kauzálová Ondřej Sedláček Tomáš Albrecht Tomáš Albrecht Gut microbiota variation between climatic zones and due to migration strategy in passerine birds Frontiers in Microbiology faecal microbiome gastrointestinal tract metabarcoding climatic zones passerine birds |
| title | Gut microbiota variation between climatic zones and due to migration strategy in passerine birds |
| title_full | Gut microbiota variation between climatic zones and due to migration strategy in passerine birds |
| title_fullStr | Gut microbiota variation between climatic zones and due to migration strategy in passerine birds |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gut microbiota variation between climatic zones and due to migration strategy in passerine birds |
| title_short | Gut microbiota variation between climatic zones and due to migration strategy in passerine birds |
| title_sort | gut microbiota variation between climatic zones and due to migration strategy in passerine birds |
| topic | faecal microbiome gastrointestinal tract metabarcoding climatic zones passerine birds |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1080017/full |
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