Host diet shapes functionally differentiated gut microbiomes in sympatric speciation of blind mole rats in Upper Galilee, Israel
The gut microbiome is important for host nutrient metabolism and ecological adaptation. However, how the gut microbiome is affected by host phylogeny, ecology and diet during sympatric speciation remain unclear. Here, we compare and contrast the gut microbiome of two sympatric blind mole rat species...
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| author | Zhuoran Kuang Fang Li Qijiao Duan Cuicui Tian Eviatar Nevo Kexin Li |
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| description | The gut microbiome is important for host nutrient metabolism and ecological adaptation. However, how the gut microbiome is affected by host phylogeny, ecology and diet during sympatric speciation remain unclear. Here, we compare and contrast the gut microbiome of two sympatric blind mole rat species and correlate them with their corresponding host phylogeny, ecology soil metagenomes, and diet to determine how these factors may influence their gut microbiome. Our results indicate that within the host microbiome there is no significant difference in community composition, but the functions between the two sympatric species populations vary significantly. No significant correlations were found between the gut microbiome differentiation and their corresponding ecological soil metagenomes and host phylogeny. Functional enrichment analysis suggests that the host diets may account for the functional divergence of the gut microbiome. Our results will help us understand how the gut microbiome changes with corresponding ecological dietary factors in sympatric speciation of blind subterranean mole rats. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8ab3ba08a27c4348b68d2ffafa58c4b62022-12-22T04:39:23ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Microbiology1664-302X2022-11-011310.3389/fmicb.2022.10627631062763Host diet shapes functionally differentiated gut microbiomes in sympatric speciation of blind mole rats in Upper Galilee, IsraelZhuoran Kuang0Fang Li1Qijiao Duan2Cuicui Tian3Eviatar Nevo4Kexin Li5State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-ecosystems, College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, ChinaDepartment of Zoology, College of Life Sciences and Technology, Mudanjiang Normal University, Mudanjiang, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-ecosystems, College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, ChinaNorthwest Surveying and Planning Institute of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Xi’an, ChinaInstitute of Evolution, University of Haifa, Haifa, IsraelState Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-ecosystems, College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, ChinaThe gut microbiome is important for host nutrient metabolism and ecological adaptation. However, how the gut microbiome is affected by host phylogeny, ecology and diet during sympatric speciation remain unclear. Here, we compare and contrast the gut microbiome of two sympatric blind mole rat species and correlate them with their corresponding host phylogeny, ecology soil metagenomes, and diet to determine how these factors may influence their gut microbiome. Our results indicate that within the host microbiome there is no significant difference in community composition, but the functions between the two sympatric species populations vary significantly. No significant correlations were found between the gut microbiome differentiation and their corresponding ecological soil metagenomes and host phylogeny. Functional enrichment analysis suggests that the host diets may account for the functional divergence of the gut microbiome. Our results will help us understand how the gut microbiome changes with corresponding ecological dietary factors in sympatric speciation of blind subterranean mole rats.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1062763/fullmetagenomicssubterranean mammalshost dietmicrobiome communitysympatric speciation |
| spellingShingle | Zhuoran Kuang Fang Li Qijiao Duan Cuicui Tian Eviatar Nevo Kexin Li Host diet shapes functionally differentiated gut microbiomes in sympatric speciation of blind mole rats in Upper Galilee, Israel Frontiers in Microbiology metagenomics subterranean mammals host diet microbiome community sympatric speciation |
| title | Host diet shapes functionally differentiated gut microbiomes in sympatric speciation of blind mole rats in Upper Galilee, Israel |
| title_full | Host diet shapes functionally differentiated gut microbiomes in sympatric speciation of blind mole rats in Upper Galilee, Israel |
| title_fullStr | Host diet shapes functionally differentiated gut microbiomes in sympatric speciation of blind mole rats in Upper Galilee, Israel |
| title_full_unstemmed | Host diet shapes functionally differentiated gut microbiomes in sympatric speciation of blind mole rats in Upper Galilee, Israel |
| title_short | Host diet shapes functionally differentiated gut microbiomes in sympatric speciation of blind mole rats in Upper Galilee, Israel |
| title_sort | host diet shapes functionally differentiated gut microbiomes in sympatric speciation of blind mole rats in upper galilee israel |
| topic | metagenomics subterranean mammals host diet microbiome community sympatric speciation |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1062763/full |
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