Diet and gut microbiome enterotype are associated at the population level in African buffalo

Couch, Claire E.; Stagaman, Keaton; Spaan, Robert S.; Combrink, Henri J.; Sharpton, Thomas J.; Beechler, Brianna R.; Jolles, Anna E.

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-22510-8

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“…Accumulating evidence suggests that a variety of factors, including host genetic background, living environment, and especially dietary differences, may pose different challenges and selection pressures for human gut microbial contents at the microbiome level and individual bacterial group ( Chaplinska et al, 2016 ; Kohl et al, 2018 ; Quan et al, 2021 ). Due to dramatic discrepancy in human lifestyle, selective action of long-term diet patterns may be the main reason that contributed to the difference of gut microbiota of ethnic groups located in different geographical areas ( Beam et al, 2021 ; Couch et al, 2021 ). As is shown in Supplementary Table 1 , we recorded in detail the main differences in diet between mother and infant pairs of the two ethnic groups of China during breastfeeding.…”

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Ethnic Specificity of Species and Strain Composition of Lactobacillus Populations From Mother–Infant Pairs, Uncovered by Multilocus Sequence Typing

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The maternal gut is thought to be the principal source of potential probiotic bacteria in the infant gut during the lactation stage. It is not clear whether facultative symbiont lactobacilli strictly follow vertical transmission from mother to infant and display the ethnic specificity in terms of species and strain composition in mother–infant cohorts. In the present study, a total of 16 former Lactobacillus species (365 strains) and 11 species (280 strains) were retrieved from 31 healthy mother–infant pairs of two ethnic groups, which have never intermarried, respectively. The result showed that the composition and number of Lactobacillus species between the two ethnic groups varied. Among 106 Lacticaseibacillus paracasei strains isolated, 64 representative strains were classified into 27 sequence types (ST) by means of multilocus sequence typing (MLST), of which 20 STs derived from 33 Uighur strains and 7 STs from 31 Li strains, and no homologous recombination event of genes was detected between strains of different ethnic groups. A go-EBURST analysis revealed that except for a few mother–infant pairs in which more than one STs were detected, L. paracasei isolates from the same mother–infant pair were found to be monophyletic in most cases, confirming vertical transfer of Lactobacillus at the strain level. More notably, L. paracasei isolates from the same ethnic group were more likely than strains from another to be incorporated into a specific phylogenetic clade or clonal complex (CC) with similar metabolic profile of glycan, supporting the hypothesis of ethnic specificity to a large degree. Our study provides evidence for the development of personalized probiotic tailored to very homogenous localized populations from the perspective of maternal and child health.

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Ethnic Specificity of Species and Strain Composition of Lactobacillus Populations From Mother–Infant Pairs, Uncovered by Multilocus Sequence Typing

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“…The gut microbiota of captive Cercopithecinae and Colobinae primates can be clustered strongly by subfamily, but weakly by species, reflecting adaptations associated with their respective diets in the context of host phylogeny (Huan et al, 2020). In herbivorous animals like American bison (Bison bison; Bergmann et al, 2015), African buffalo (Syncerus caffer; Couch et al, 2021a), Tibetan macaque (Macaca thibetana; Sun et al, 2018), Western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla; Gomez et al, 2015;Hicks et al, 2018), Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes; Hicks et al, 2018), and Black howler monkeys (Alouatta pigra; Amato et al, 2015), symbiotic gut microbiota varies due to seasonal changes in their food resources. Such variation is believed to help the host animals improve energy intake efficiency and adapt to the changing environment.…”

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Fecal Bacterial Community of Allopatric Przewalski’s Gazelles and Their Sympatric Relatives

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Mammal gastrointestinal tracts harbor diverse bacterial communities that play important roles in digestion, development, behavior, and immune function. Although, there is an increasing understanding of the factors that affect microbial community composition in laboratory populations, the impact of environment and host community composition on microbiomes in wild populations is less understood. Given that the composition of bacterial communities can be shaped by ecological factors, particularly exposure to the microbiome of other individuals, inter-specific interactions should impact on microbiome community composition. Here, we evaluated inter-population and inter-specific similarity in the fecal microbiota of Przewalski’s gazelle (Procapra przewalskii), an endangered endemic ruminant around Qinghai Lake in China. We compared the fecal bacterial communities of three Przewalski’s gazelle populations, with those of two sympatric ruminants, Tibetan gazelle (Procapra picticaudata) and Tibetan sheep (Ovis aries). The fecal bacterial community richness (Chao1, ACE) did not vary across the three Przewalski’s gazelle populations, nor did the composition vary between species. In contrast, the managed Przewalski’s gazelle population had higher bacterial diversity (Shannon and Simpson) and was more similar to its sympatric Tibetan sheep in beta diversity than the wild Przewalski’s gazelle populations. These results suggest that ecological factors like host community composition or diet affect Przewalski’s gazelle’s gastrointestinal bacterial community. The role of bacterial community composition in maintaining gastrointestinal health should be assessed to improve conservation management of endangered Przewalski’s gazelle. More broadly, captive breeding and reintroduction efforts may be impeded, where captive management results in dysbiosis and introduction of pathogenic bacteria. In free ranging populations, where wildlife and livestock co-occur, infection by domestic pathogens and diseases may be an underappreciated threat to wild animals.

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“…In the alpha diversity results, it was found that the gut microbiome of long-tailed gorals was more diverse toward the northern regions (Seoraksan National Park, Odaesan National Park, and Taebaeksan National Park), than toward the south (Juwangsan National Park, Woraksan National Park, and the Wangpicheon Conservation Area) ( Figure 3 ). In previous studies, regardless of environmental conditions, microbiome diversity was shown to depend on resource availability, being high in food-rich areas and low in food-limited areas [ 20 ]. Also, studies have shown that the more diverse the gut microbiome is [ 21 ], the healthier it is, and therefore habitat conditions appear unfavorable toward the southern regions.…”

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Geographical Relationships between Long-Tailed Goral (Naemorhedus caudatus) Populations Based on Gut Microbiome Analysis

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Kim

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The long-tailed goral (Naemorhedus caudatus) is an endangered species found in the mountains of eastern and northern Asia. Its populations have declined for various reasons, and this species has been designated as legally protected in South Korea. Although various ecological studies have been conducted on long-tailed gorals, none have investigated the gut microbiome until now. In the present study, we compared the diversity and composition of the gut microbiome of seven populations of Korean long-tailed gorals. By analyzing the gut microbiome composition for each regional population, it was found that four phyla—Firmicutes, Actinobacteriota, Bacteroidota, and Proteobacteria—were the most dominant in all regions on average. The alpha diversity of the gut microbiome of the goral population in the northern regions was high, while that in the southern regions was low. Through the analysis of beta diversity, the seven long-tailed goral populations have been divided into three groups: the Seoraksan population, the Samcheock population, and the Wangpicheon population. It was possible to confirm the regional migration of the animals using the gut microbiome based on the site-relational network analysis. It was found that the most stable population of long-tailed gorals in Korea was the Seoraksan population, and the closely related groups were the Samcheok and Wangpicheon populations, respectively. Wangpicheon appeared to be a major point of dispersal in the migration route of Korean long-tailed gorals.

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Diet and gut microbiome enterotype are associated at the population level in African buffalo

Cited by 49 publications

References 61 publications

Ethnic Specificity of Species and Strain Composition of Lactobacillus Populations From Mother–Infant Pairs, Uncovered by Multilocus Sequence Typing

Ethnic Specificity of Species and Strain Composition of Lactobacillus Populations From Mother–Infant Pairs, Uncovered by Multilocus Sequence Typing

Fecal Bacterial Community of Allopatric Przewalski’s Gazelles and Their Sympatric Relatives

Geographical Relationships between Long-Tailed Goral (Naemorhedus caudatus) Populations Based on Gut Microbiome Analysis

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