Phyllostomid bat microbiome composition is associated to host phylogeny and feeding strategies
The members of the Phyllostomidae, the New-World leaf-nosed family of bats, show a remarkable evolutionary diversification of dietary strategies including insectivory, as the ancestral trait, followed by appearance of carnivory and plant-based diets such as nectarivory and frugivory. Here we explore...
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| author | Mario eCarrillo Neslihan eTaş Rocio J Alcántara-Hernández Osiris eGaona Jorge E Schondube Rodrigo A Medellín Janet K. Jansson Luisa I Falcón |
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| description | The members of the Phyllostomidae, the New-World leaf-nosed family of bats, show a remarkable evolutionary diversification of dietary strategies including insectivory, as the ancestral trait, followed by appearance of carnivory and plant-based diets such as nectarivory and frugivory. Here we explore the microbiome composition of different feeding specialists: insectivore Macrotus waterhousii, sanguivore Desmodus rotundus, nectarivores Leptonycteris yerbabuenae and Glossophaga soricina, and frugivores Carollia perspicillata and Artibeus jamaicensis. The V4 region of the 16S rRNA gene from three intestinal regions of three individuals per species was amplified and community composition and structure was analyzed with α and β diversity metrics. Bats with plant-based diets had low diversity microbiomes, whereas the sanguivore D. rotundus and insectivore M. waterhousii had the most diverse microbiomes. There were no significant differences in microbiome composition between different intestine regions within each individual. Plant-based feeders showed less specificity in their microbiome compositions, whereas animal-based specialists, although more diverse overall, showed a more clustered arrangement of their intestinal bacterial components. The main characteristics defining microbiome composition in phyllostomids were species and feeding strategy. This study shows how differences in feeding strategies contributed to the development of different intestinal microbiomes in Phyllostomidae. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2baa4935f14f47b1bfd3372c1a4507a82022-12-22T01:39:48ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Microbiology1664-302X2015-05-01610.3389/fmicb.2015.00447130627Phyllostomid bat microbiome composition is associated to host phylogeny and feeding strategiesMario eCarrillo0Neslihan eTaş1Rocio J Alcántara-Hernández2Osiris eGaona3Jorge E Schondube4Rodrigo A Medellín5Janet K. Jansson6Luisa I Falcón7UNAMLawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryUNAMUNAMUNAM, CIEcoUNAM, Instituto de EcologíaPacific Northwest National LaboratoryUNAMThe members of the Phyllostomidae, the New-World leaf-nosed family of bats, show a remarkable evolutionary diversification of dietary strategies including insectivory, as the ancestral trait, followed by appearance of carnivory and plant-based diets such as nectarivory and frugivory. Here we explore the microbiome composition of different feeding specialists: insectivore Macrotus waterhousii, sanguivore Desmodus rotundus, nectarivores Leptonycteris yerbabuenae and Glossophaga soricina, and frugivores Carollia perspicillata and Artibeus jamaicensis. The V4 region of the 16S rRNA gene from three intestinal regions of three individuals per species was amplified and community composition and structure was analyzed with α and β diversity metrics. Bats with plant-based diets had low diversity microbiomes, whereas the sanguivore D. rotundus and insectivore M. waterhousii had the most diverse microbiomes. There were no significant differences in microbiome composition between different intestine regions within each individual. Plant-based feeders showed less specificity in their microbiome compositions, whereas animal-based specialists, although more diverse overall, showed a more clustered arrangement of their intestinal bacterial components. The main characteristics defining microbiome composition in phyllostomids were species and feeding strategy. This study shows how differences in feeding strategies contributed to the development of different intestinal microbiomes in Phyllostomidae.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00447/fullmicrobiomediversityPhyllostomidaeGenetic compositionfeeding-strategies |
| spellingShingle | Mario eCarrillo Neslihan eTaş Rocio J Alcántara-Hernández Osiris eGaona Jorge E Schondube Rodrigo A Medellín Janet K. Jansson Luisa I Falcón Phyllostomid bat microbiome composition is associated to host phylogeny and feeding strategies Frontiers in Microbiology microbiome diversity Phyllostomidae Genetic composition feeding-strategies |
| title | Phyllostomid bat microbiome composition is associated to host phylogeny and feeding strategies |
| title_full | Phyllostomid bat microbiome composition is associated to host phylogeny and feeding strategies |
| title_fullStr | Phyllostomid bat microbiome composition is associated to host phylogeny and feeding strategies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Phyllostomid bat microbiome composition is associated to host phylogeny and feeding strategies |
| title_short | Phyllostomid bat microbiome composition is associated to host phylogeny and feeding strategies |
| title_sort | phyllostomid bat microbiome composition is associated to host phylogeny and feeding strategies |
| topic | microbiome diversity Phyllostomidae Genetic composition feeding-strategies |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00447/full |
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