Sex Differences in Intestinal Microbial Composition and Function of Hainan Special Wild Boar
The gut microbiome plays an important role in the health and disease status of the host. Research on the effect of sex on animal intestinal microorganisms is still limited; and the effect of castration on the gut microbiome of male pigs has not been fully investigated. In this study, 30 Hainan speci...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
MDPI AG
2020-09-01
|
| Series: | Animals |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/9/1553 |
| _version_ | 1797554829855293440 |
|---|---|
| author | Xiaozhe Wang Ying Zhang Qiong Wen Ying Wang Zhixin Wang Zhen Tan Kebang Wu |
| author_facet | Xiaozhe Wang Ying Zhang Qiong Wen Ying Wang Zhixin Wang Zhen Tan Kebang Wu |
| author_sort | Xiaozhe Wang |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | The gut microbiome plays an important role in the health and disease status of the host. Research on the effect of sex on animal intestinal microorganisms is still limited; and the effect of castration on the gut microbiome of male pigs has not been fully investigated. In this study, 30 Hainan special wild boars at the same growth stage were divided into three groups (10 entire males, 10 females, and 10 castrated males). High-throughput 16S rRNA sequencing was used to investigate the fecal microbiota of the Hainan special wild boar. Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, Actinobacteria, Spirochaetes, and Proteobacteria were the five dominant phyla found in the specimens. The relative abundance of Bacteroidetes was higher in the microbiota of female pigs than in male pigs, while Firmicutes was on the contrary. The percentage of <i>Streptococcus</i> and <i>Lactobacillus</i> was higher in males than females. The microbial diversity of females was significantly higher compared to males; castration increased the intestinal microbial diversity of males. Functional prediction showed that male fecal microorganisms were rich in membrane transport and carbohydrate metabolism; energy metabolism, glycan biosynthesis, and metabolism of cofactors and vitamins were rich in the female group; the fecal microorganisms of castrated males had higher membrane transport abundance. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-10T16:38:35Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-448400f73fbf4015880cedc3dd7740df |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2076-2615 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-10T16:38:35Z |
| publishDate | 2020-09-01 |
| publisher | MDPI AG |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Animals |
| spelling | doaj.art-448400f73fbf4015880cedc3dd7740df2023-11-20T12:14:14ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152020-09-01109155310.3390/ani10091553Sex Differences in Intestinal Microbial Composition and Function of Hainan Special Wild BoarXiaozhe Wang0Ying Zhang1Qiong Wen2Ying Wang3Zhixin Wang4Zhen Tan5Kebang Wu6College of Animal Science and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, ChinaThe gut microbiome plays an important role in the health and disease status of the host. Research on the effect of sex on animal intestinal microorganisms is still limited; and the effect of castration on the gut microbiome of male pigs has not been fully investigated. In this study, 30 Hainan special wild boars at the same growth stage were divided into three groups (10 entire males, 10 females, and 10 castrated males). High-throughput 16S rRNA sequencing was used to investigate the fecal microbiota of the Hainan special wild boar. Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, Actinobacteria, Spirochaetes, and Proteobacteria were the five dominant phyla found in the specimens. The relative abundance of Bacteroidetes was higher in the microbiota of female pigs than in male pigs, while Firmicutes was on the contrary. The percentage of <i>Streptococcus</i> and <i>Lactobacillus</i> was higher in males than females. The microbial diversity of females was significantly higher compared to males; castration increased the intestinal microbial diversity of males. Functional prediction showed that male fecal microorganisms were rich in membrane transport and carbohydrate metabolism; energy metabolism, glycan biosynthesis, and metabolism of cofactors and vitamins were rich in the female group; the fecal microorganisms of castrated males had higher membrane transport abundance.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/9/1553special wild boarintestinal microorganisms16S rRNA genesex differencescastration |
| spellingShingle | Xiaozhe Wang Ying Zhang Qiong Wen Ying Wang Zhixin Wang Zhen Tan Kebang Wu Sex Differences in Intestinal Microbial Composition and Function of Hainan Special Wild Boar Animals special wild boar intestinal microorganisms 16S rRNA gene sex differences castration |
| title | Sex Differences in Intestinal Microbial Composition and Function of Hainan Special Wild Boar |
| title_full | Sex Differences in Intestinal Microbial Composition and Function of Hainan Special Wild Boar |
| title_fullStr | Sex Differences in Intestinal Microbial Composition and Function of Hainan Special Wild Boar |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sex Differences in Intestinal Microbial Composition and Function of Hainan Special Wild Boar |
| title_short | Sex Differences in Intestinal Microbial Composition and Function of Hainan Special Wild Boar |
| title_sort | sex differences in intestinal microbial composition and function of hainan special wild boar |
| topic | special wild boar intestinal microorganisms 16S rRNA gene sex differences castration |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/9/1553 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT xiaozhewang sexdifferencesinintestinalmicrobialcompositionandfunctionofhainanspecialwildboar AT yingzhang sexdifferencesinintestinalmicrobialcompositionandfunctionofhainanspecialwildboar AT qiongwen sexdifferencesinintestinalmicrobialcompositionandfunctionofhainanspecialwildboar AT yingwang sexdifferencesinintestinalmicrobialcompositionandfunctionofhainanspecialwildboar AT zhixinwang sexdifferencesinintestinalmicrobialcompositionandfunctionofhainanspecialwildboar AT zhentan sexdifferencesinintestinalmicrobialcompositionandfunctionofhainanspecialwildboar AT kebangwu sexdifferencesinintestinalmicrobialcompositionandfunctionofhainanspecialwildboar |