Uncovering the Fecal Bacterial Communities of Sympatric Sika Deer (<i>Cervus nippon</i>) and Wapiti (<i>Cervus canadensis</i>)
Microbial symbiotic associations may be beneficial, neutral, or harmful to the host. Symbionts exploit the host space and nutrition or use hosts as carriers to spread to other environments. In order to investigate the fecal bacterial communities of wild sika deer (<i>Cervus nippon</i>) a...
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| description | Microbial symbiotic associations may be beneficial, neutral, or harmful to the host. Symbionts exploit the host space and nutrition or use hosts as carriers to spread to other environments. In order to investigate the fecal bacterial communities of wild sika deer (<i>Cervus nippon</i>) and wapiti (<i>Cervus canadensis</i>), this study aimed to sequence and explore the composition of, and similarity between, the fecal microbiota of sika deer and wapiti using high-throughput sequencing. The composition and relative abundance of fecal microbiota, alpha diversity, and differences in beta diversity between the two species were analyzed. We found that no pathogenic bacteria were present in large quantities in the hosts. The dominant bacterial phyla found in the two deer species were similar and included Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, Proteobacteria, and Spirochaetes. Moreover, the deer also shared similar dominant genera, including the <i>Rikenellaceae RC9</i> gut group, <i>Ruminococcaceae_UCG-010</i>, <i>Ruminococcaceae_UCG-005</i>, and Bacteroides. These results demonstrate that the sika deer and wapiti share a similar fecal microbiotal structure, probably due to their common diet and living environment, but there was some evidence of a difference at the species level. These analyses provide new insights into the health status of deer populations outside protected environments and offer a scientific framework for monitoring the health conditions of sika deer and wapiti. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4c3aaaf905e74ad186d77a0d0beb0c372023-11-23T14:43:24ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152022-09-011218246810.3390/ani12182468Uncovering the Fecal Bacterial Communities of Sympatric Sika Deer (<i>Cervus nippon</i>) and Wapiti (<i>Cervus canadensis</i>)Jiakuo Yan0Xiaoyang Wu1Xibao Wang2Yongquan Shang3Honghai Zhang4College of Life Science, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, ChinaCollege of Life Science, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, ChinaCollege of Life Science, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, ChinaCollege of Life Science, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, ChinaCollege of Life Science, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, ChinaMicrobial symbiotic associations may be beneficial, neutral, or harmful to the host. Symbionts exploit the host space and nutrition or use hosts as carriers to spread to other environments. In order to investigate the fecal bacterial communities of wild sika deer (<i>Cervus nippon</i>) and wapiti (<i>Cervus canadensis</i>), this study aimed to sequence and explore the composition of, and similarity between, the fecal microbiota of sika deer and wapiti using high-throughput sequencing. The composition and relative abundance of fecal microbiota, alpha diversity, and differences in beta diversity between the two species were analyzed. We found that no pathogenic bacteria were present in large quantities in the hosts. The dominant bacterial phyla found in the two deer species were similar and included Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, Proteobacteria, and Spirochaetes. Moreover, the deer also shared similar dominant genera, including the <i>Rikenellaceae RC9</i> gut group, <i>Ruminococcaceae_UCG-010</i>, <i>Ruminococcaceae_UCG-005</i>, and Bacteroides. These results demonstrate that the sika deer and wapiti share a similar fecal microbiotal structure, probably due to their common diet and living environment, but there was some evidence of a difference at the species level. These analyses provide new insights into the health status of deer populations outside protected environments and offer a scientific framework for monitoring the health conditions of sika deer and wapiti.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/18/2468sika deer (<i>Cervus nippon</i>)wapiti (<i>Cervus canadensis</i>)fecal microbiotaalpha diversitybeta diversity |
| spellingShingle | Jiakuo Yan Xiaoyang Wu Xibao Wang Yongquan Shang Honghai Zhang Uncovering the Fecal Bacterial Communities of Sympatric Sika Deer (<i>Cervus nippon</i>) and Wapiti (<i>Cervus canadensis</i>) Animals sika deer (<i>Cervus nippon</i>) wapiti (<i>Cervus canadensis</i>) fecal microbiota alpha diversity beta diversity |
| title | Uncovering the Fecal Bacterial Communities of Sympatric Sika Deer (<i>Cervus nippon</i>) and Wapiti (<i>Cervus canadensis</i>) |
| title_full | Uncovering the Fecal Bacterial Communities of Sympatric Sika Deer (<i>Cervus nippon</i>) and Wapiti (<i>Cervus canadensis</i>) |
| title_fullStr | Uncovering the Fecal Bacterial Communities of Sympatric Sika Deer (<i>Cervus nippon</i>) and Wapiti (<i>Cervus canadensis</i>) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Uncovering the Fecal Bacterial Communities of Sympatric Sika Deer (<i>Cervus nippon</i>) and Wapiti (<i>Cervus canadensis</i>) |
| title_short | Uncovering the Fecal Bacterial Communities of Sympatric Sika Deer (<i>Cervus nippon</i>) and Wapiti (<i>Cervus canadensis</i>) |
| title_sort | uncovering the fecal bacterial communities of sympatric sika deer i cervus nippon i and wapiti i cervus canadensis i |
| topic | sika deer (<i>Cervus nippon</i>) wapiti (<i>Cervus canadensis</i>) fecal microbiota alpha diversity beta diversity |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/18/2468 |
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