Microbial Biogeography along the Gastrointestinal Tract Segments of Sympatric Subterranean Rodents (<i>Eospalax baileyi</i> and <i>Eospalax cansus</i>)
In this study, based on high-throughput sequencing technology, the biodiversity and the community structure of microbiota in different GIT segments (the stomach, small intestine, cecum and rectum) of plateau zokors and Gansu zokors were studied and compared. A source tracking analysis for the microb...
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| author | Daoxin Liu Jingyan Yan Haijing Wang Feng Jiang Pengfei Song Zhenyuan Cai Tongzuo Zhang |
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| description | In this study, based on high-throughput sequencing technology, the biodiversity and the community structure of microbiota in different GIT segments (the stomach, small intestine, cecum and rectum) of plateau zokors and Gansu zokors were studied and compared. A source tracking analysis for the microbial communities of different GIT segments was carried out using the fast expectation–maximization microbial source tracking (FEAST) method. We found that, for both species, the microbial community richness and diversity of the small intestine were almost the lowest while those of the cecum were the highest among the four segments of the GIT. Beta diversity analyses revealed that the bacterial community structures of different GIT segments were significantly different. As for the comparison between species, the bacterial community compositions of the whole GIT, as well as for each segment, were all significantly different. Source tracking conducted on both zokors indicated that the soil has little effect on the bacterial community of the GIT. A fairly high percentage of rectum source for the bacterial community of the stomach indicated that both zokors may engage in coprophagy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-adb284c0d1fe48c59ec1f9ffc1223be42023-11-22T22:08:30ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152021-11-011111329710.3390/ani11113297Microbial Biogeography along the Gastrointestinal Tract Segments of Sympatric Subterranean Rodents (<i>Eospalax baileyi</i> and <i>Eospalax cansus</i>)Daoxin Liu0Jingyan Yan1Haijing Wang2Feng Jiang3Pengfei Song4Zhenyuan Cai5Tongzuo Zhang6Key Laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining 810001, ChinaCollege of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, ChinaKey Laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining 810001, ChinaKey Laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining 810001, ChinaKey Laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining 810001, ChinaKey Laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining 810001, ChinaKey Laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining 810001, ChinaIn this study, based on high-throughput sequencing technology, the biodiversity and the community structure of microbiota in different GIT segments (the stomach, small intestine, cecum and rectum) of plateau zokors and Gansu zokors were studied and compared. A source tracking analysis for the microbial communities of different GIT segments was carried out using the fast expectation–maximization microbial source tracking (FEAST) method. We found that, for both species, the microbial community richness and diversity of the small intestine were almost the lowest while those of the cecum were the highest among the four segments of the GIT. Beta diversity analyses revealed that the bacterial community structures of different GIT segments were significantly different. As for the comparison between species, the bacterial community compositions of the whole GIT, as well as for each segment, were all significantly different. Source tracking conducted on both zokors indicated that the soil has little effect on the bacterial community of the GIT. A fairly high percentage of rectum source for the bacterial community of the stomach indicated that both zokors may engage in coprophagy.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/11/3297microbiotagastrointestinal tractsource trackingplateau zokorGansu zokor |
| spellingShingle | Daoxin Liu Jingyan Yan Haijing Wang Feng Jiang Pengfei Song Zhenyuan Cai Tongzuo Zhang Microbial Biogeography along the Gastrointestinal Tract Segments of Sympatric Subterranean Rodents (<i>Eospalax baileyi</i> and <i>Eospalax cansus</i>) Animals microbiota gastrointestinal tract source tracking plateau zokor Gansu zokor |
| title | Microbial Biogeography along the Gastrointestinal Tract Segments of Sympatric Subterranean Rodents (<i>Eospalax baileyi</i> and <i>Eospalax cansus</i>) |
| title_full | Microbial Biogeography along the Gastrointestinal Tract Segments of Sympatric Subterranean Rodents (<i>Eospalax baileyi</i> and <i>Eospalax cansus</i>) |
| title_fullStr | Microbial Biogeography along the Gastrointestinal Tract Segments of Sympatric Subterranean Rodents (<i>Eospalax baileyi</i> and <i>Eospalax cansus</i>) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Microbial Biogeography along the Gastrointestinal Tract Segments of Sympatric Subterranean Rodents (<i>Eospalax baileyi</i> and <i>Eospalax cansus</i>) |
| title_short | Microbial Biogeography along the Gastrointestinal Tract Segments of Sympatric Subterranean Rodents (<i>Eospalax baileyi</i> and <i>Eospalax cansus</i>) |
| title_sort | microbial biogeography along the gastrointestinal tract segments of sympatric subterranean rodents i eospalax baileyi i and i eospalax cansus i |
| topic | microbiota gastrointestinal tract source tracking plateau zokor Gansu zokor |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/11/3297 |
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