Divergence of Fecal Microbiota and Their Associations With Host Phylogeny in Cervinae
Gastrointestinal microbiota may shape the adaptation of their hosts to different habitats and lifestyles, thereby driving their evolutionary diversification. It remains unknown if gastrointestinal microbiota diverge in congruence with the phylogenetic relationships of their hosts. To evaluate the ph...
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| author | Jiaying Li Jiaying Li Songping Zhan Xuanzhen Liu Qiang Lin Jianping Jiang Xiangzhen Li |
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| description | Gastrointestinal microbiota may shape the adaptation of their hosts to different habitats and lifestyles, thereby driving their evolutionary diversification. It remains unknown if gastrointestinal microbiota diverge in congruence with the phylogenetic relationships of their hosts. To evaluate the phylosymbiotic relationships, here we analyzed the compositions of fecal microbiota of seven Cervinae species raised in the Chengdu Zoo. All sampled animals were kept in the same environmental condition and fed identical fodder for years. Results showed that Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes were dominant in their fecal microbiota. Even though some bacteria (e.g., Ruminococcaceae) were found to be common in the feces of all investigated species, some genera (e.g., Sharpea and Succinivibrio) were only observed in animals with particular digestive systems. As for the intraspecies variations of microbial communities, only a few operational taxonomic units (OTUs) were shared among replicates of the same host species although they accounted for most of the total abundance. Correlation was observed between the fecal microbiota divergence and host phylogeny, but they were not congruent completely. This may shed new light on the coevolution of host species and their microbiota. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f8e08d3841684a7ea2af0404ae82cf802022-12-21T23:57:09ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Microbiology1664-302X2018-08-01910.3389/fmicb.2018.01823388453Divergence of Fecal Microbiota and Their Associations With Host Phylogeny in CervinaeJiaying Li0Jiaying Li1Songping Zhan2Xuanzhen Liu3Qiang Lin4Jianping Jiang5Xiangzhen Li6Key Laboratory of Environmental and Applied Microbiology – Environmental Microbiology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, ChinaUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaChengdu Medical College, Chengdu, ChinaChengdu Zoo, Chengdu Institute of Wildlife, Chengdu, ChinaKey Laboratory of Environmental and Applied Microbiology – Environmental Microbiology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, ChinaUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaFujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil Environmental Health and Regulation, College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, ChinaGastrointestinal microbiota may shape the adaptation of their hosts to different habitats and lifestyles, thereby driving their evolutionary diversification. It remains unknown if gastrointestinal microbiota diverge in congruence with the phylogenetic relationships of their hosts. To evaluate the phylosymbiotic relationships, here we analyzed the compositions of fecal microbiota of seven Cervinae species raised in the Chengdu Zoo. All sampled animals were kept in the same environmental condition and fed identical fodder for years. Results showed that Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes were dominant in their fecal microbiota. Even though some bacteria (e.g., Ruminococcaceae) were found to be common in the feces of all investigated species, some genera (e.g., Sharpea and Succinivibrio) were only observed in animals with particular digestive systems. As for the intraspecies variations of microbial communities, only a few operational taxonomic units (OTUs) were shared among replicates of the same host species although they accounted for most of the total abundance. Correlation was observed between the fecal microbiota divergence and host phylogeny, but they were not congruent completely. This may shed new light on the coevolution of host species and their microbiota.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.01823/fullCervinaefecal microbiotaspecies specificityhost divergencephylosymbiosis |
| spellingShingle | Jiaying Li Jiaying Li Songping Zhan Xuanzhen Liu Qiang Lin Jianping Jiang Xiangzhen Li Divergence of Fecal Microbiota and Their Associations With Host Phylogeny in Cervinae Frontiers in Microbiology Cervinae fecal microbiota species specificity host divergence phylosymbiosis |
| title | Divergence of Fecal Microbiota and Their Associations With Host Phylogeny in Cervinae |
| title_full | Divergence of Fecal Microbiota and Their Associations With Host Phylogeny in Cervinae |
| title_fullStr | Divergence of Fecal Microbiota and Their Associations With Host Phylogeny in Cervinae |
| title_full_unstemmed | Divergence of Fecal Microbiota and Their Associations With Host Phylogeny in Cervinae |
| title_short | Divergence of Fecal Microbiota and Their Associations With Host Phylogeny in Cervinae |
| title_sort | divergence of fecal microbiota and their associations with host phylogeny in cervinae |
| topic | Cervinae fecal microbiota species specificity host divergence phylosymbiosis |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.01823/full |
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