Differential Microbial Communities of Omnivorous and Herbivorous Cattle in Southern China
In Hong Kong, cattle were traditionally raised by farmers as draft animals to plough rice fields. Due to urbanization in the 20th century, they were gradually abandoned and became wild cattle straying in suburban Hong Kong. Recently, these cattle were observed to have become omnivorous by eating lef...
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| author | Susanna K.P. Lau Jade L.L. Teng Tsz Ho Chiu Elaine Chan Alan K.L. Tsang Gianni Panagiotou Shao-Lun Zhai Patrick C.Y. Woo |
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| description | In Hong Kong, cattle were traditionally raised by farmers as draft animals to plough rice fields. Due to urbanization in the 20th century, they were gradually abandoned and became wild cattle straying in suburban Hong Kong. Recently, these cattle were observed to have become omnivorous by eating leftover barbeque food waste in country parks. Microbiome analysis was performed on fecal samples of the omnivorous cattle using deep sequencing and the resulting microbiome was compared with that of traditional herbivorous cattle in Southern China. A more diverse gut microbiome was observed in the omnivorous cattle, suggesting that microbiota diversity increases as diet variation increases. At the genus level, the relative abundance of Anaeroplasma, Anaerovorax, Bacillus, Coprobacillus and Solibacillus significantly increased and those of Anaerofustis, Butyricimonas, Campylobacter, Coprococcus, Dehalobacterium, Phascolarctobacterium, rc4.4, RFN20, Succinivibrio and Turicibacter significantly decreased in the omnivorous group. The increase in microbial community levels of Bacillus and Anaerovorax likely attributes to the inclusion of meat in the diet; while the decrease in relative abundance of Coprococcus, Butyricimonas, Succinivibrio, Campylobacter and Phascolarctobacterium may reflect the reduction in grass intake. Furthermore, an increased consumption of resistant starch likely resulted in the increase in abundance of Anaeroplasma. In conclusion, a significant change in the gut microbial community was observed in the omnivorous cattle, suggesting that diet may be one of the factors that may signal an adaptation response by the cattle to maintain feed efficiency as a consequence of the change in environment. Keywords: Cattle, Microbiome, Diet, Omnivore, Microbial diversity |
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| spelling | doaj.art-38df61f62a134015aac6d1f9a42d218b2022-12-22T03:47:29ZengElsevierComputational and Structural Biotechnology Journal2001-03702018-01-01165460Differential Microbial Communities of Omnivorous and Herbivorous Cattle in Southern ChinaSusanna K.P. Lau0Jade L.L. Teng1Tsz Ho Chiu2Elaine Chan3Alan K.L. Tsang4Gianni Panagiotou5Shao-Lun Zhai6Patrick C.Y. Woo7State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Department of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Research Centre of Infection and Immunology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Carol Yu Centre for Infection, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Corresponding authors at: State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Department of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Research Centre of Infection and Immunology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Carol Yu Centre for Infection, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong KongDepartment of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong KongDepartment of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong KongDepartment of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong KongSystems Biology and Bioinformatics Group, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Systems Biology and Bioinformatics, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, Hans Knöll Institute, Jena, GermanyGuangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Disease Prevention, Animal Disease Diagnostic Center, Institute of Animal Health, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Department of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Research Centre of Infection and Immunology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Carol Yu Centre for Infection, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Corresponding authors at: State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.In Hong Kong, cattle were traditionally raised by farmers as draft animals to plough rice fields. Due to urbanization in the 20th century, they were gradually abandoned and became wild cattle straying in suburban Hong Kong. Recently, these cattle were observed to have become omnivorous by eating leftover barbeque food waste in country parks. Microbiome analysis was performed on fecal samples of the omnivorous cattle using deep sequencing and the resulting microbiome was compared with that of traditional herbivorous cattle in Southern China. A more diverse gut microbiome was observed in the omnivorous cattle, suggesting that microbiota diversity increases as diet variation increases. At the genus level, the relative abundance of Anaeroplasma, Anaerovorax, Bacillus, Coprobacillus and Solibacillus significantly increased and those of Anaerofustis, Butyricimonas, Campylobacter, Coprococcus, Dehalobacterium, Phascolarctobacterium, rc4.4, RFN20, Succinivibrio and Turicibacter significantly decreased in the omnivorous group. The increase in microbial community levels of Bacillus and Anaerovorax likely attributes to the inclusion of meat in the diet; while the decrease in relative abundance of Coprococcus, Butyricimonas, Succinivibrio, Campylobacter and Phascolarctobacterium may reflect the reduction in grass intake. Furthermore, an increased consumption of resistant starch likely resulted in the increase in abundance of Anaeroplasma. In conclusion, a significant change in the gut microbial community was observed in the omnivorous cattle, suggesting that diet may be one of the factors that may signal an adaptation response by the cattle to maintain feed efficiency as a consequence of the change in environment. Keywords: Cattle, Microbiome, Diet, Omnivore, Microbial diversityhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2001037017301101 |
| spellingShingle | Susanna K.P. Lau Jade L.L. Teng Tsz Ho Chiu Elaine Chan Alan K.L. Tsang Gianni Panagiotou Shao-Lun Zhai Patrick C.Y. Woo Differential Microbial Communities of Omnivorous and Herbivorous Cattle in Southern China Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal |
| title | Differential Microbial Communities of Omnivorous and Herbivorous Cattle in Southern China |
| title_full | Differential Microbial Communities of Omnivorous and Herbivorous Cattle in Southern China |
| title_fullStr | Differential Microbial Communities of Omnivorous and Herbivorous Cattle in Southern China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Differential Microbial Communities of Omnivorous and Herbivorous Cattle in Southern China |
| title_short | Differential Microbial Communities of Omnivorous and Herbivorous Cattle in Southern China |
| title_sort | differential microbial communities of omnivorous and herbivorous cattle in southern china |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2001037017301101 |
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