Gut microbiota are associated with sex and age of host: Evidence from semi‐provisioned rhesus macaques in southwest Guangxi, China

Li, Yuhui; Chen, Ting; Li, Youbang; Tang, Y.H.; Huang, Zhongdong

doi:10.1002/ece3.7643

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“… 117 Sequencing analysis of rhesus macaques ( Macaca mulatta ) fecal samples revealed that female macaques had higher levels of alpha diversity and a more distinctive microbial structure than males, and those mature individuals had a higher abundance of Oscillospira compared to immature individuals. 75 Similarly, the abundance of Oscillospira in male and female ASD rodent models exhibited substantial differences, and these differences may be due to sex specificity. 71 , 72 Xi et al found that the abundance of Oscillospira in the gut of specific-pathogen-free chickens decreased with increasing age.…”

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Oscillospira is a class of organism that often appears in high-throughput sequencing data but has not been purely cultured and is widely present in the animal and human intestines. There is a strong association between variation in Oscillospira abundance and obesity, leanness, and human health. In addition, a growing body of studies has shown that Oscillospira is also implicated in other diseases, such as gallstones and chronic constipation, and has shown some correlation with the positive or negative changes in its course. Sequencing data combined with metabolic profiling indicate that Oscillospira is likely to be a genus capable of producing short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) such as butyrate, which is an important reference indicator for screening “next-generation probiotics “. Considering the positive effects of Oscillospira in some specific diseases, such as obesity-related metabolic diseases, it has already been characterized as one of the next-generation probiotic candidates and therefore has great potential for development and application in the future food, health care, and biopharmaceutical products.

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“…Further research has shown that the diversity and composition of the gut microbiota affect the host’s health ( Marchesi et al, 2016 ), digestion ( Zhu et al, 2011 ; Flint et al, 2012 ), and behavior ( Hsiao et al, 2013 ), and that it may even be considered in other essential organs ( O’Hara and Shanahan, 2006 ). Many factors affect the composition and diversity of the gut microbiota, including diet ( Filippo et al, 2010 ; David et al, 2014 ; Merra et al, 2021 ; Wang et al, 2022 ), host characteristics ( Goodrich et al, 2014 ; Li et al, 2021 ), social contacts ( Sarkar et al, 2020 ), and environment ( Li et al, 2019 ; Wu et al, 2022 ). The diet is the most significant factor and even outweighs host genetics ( Hale et al, 2018 ).…”

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Seasonal variations in gut microbiota of semiprovisioned rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) living in a limestone forest of Guangxi, China

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Chen

et al. 2022

Front. Microbiol.

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Assessment of gut microbiota, used to explore ecological adaptation strategies and evolutionary potential of species, provides a new viewpoint to the conservation and management of endangered animals. In this research, the gut microbiota of a group of semiprovisioned rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) living in a limestone forest exhibiting seasonal changes in plant items were studied to investigate the adaptation strategies of these macaques to this specific habitat. The findings revealed significant seasonal changes in the diversity and composition of the rhesus macaques’ gut microbiota, which were higher in the rainy season than in the dry season. In the rainy season, Bacteroidetes (31.83 ± 16.14% vs. 19.91 ± 18.20%) were significantly increased and Prevotella (23.70 ± 15.33% vs. 15.40 ± 16.10%), UCG-002 (4.48 ± 3.16% vs. 2.18 ± 2.01%), and UCG-005 (4.22 ± 2.90% vs. 2.03 ± 1.82%) were more enriched at the genus level. In the dry season, Firmicutes significantly increased (71.84 ± 19.28% vs. 60.91 ± 16.77%), and Clostridium_sensu_stricto_1 (8.45 ± 9.72% vs. 4.76 ± 6.64%), Enterococcus (10.17 ± 13.47% vs. 0.69 ± 2.36%), and Sarcina (4.72 ± 7.66% vs. 2.45 ± 4.71%) were more enriched at the genus level. These differences in gut microbiota may be due to seasonal variations in plant items in these habitats alongside changes in the provisioned foods from tourists. Additionally, deterministic processes predominate the assembly of the macaque’s gut microbiota community. This indicates that the animal’s high reliance on natural plants and provisioned foods increased the impact of deterministic processes. This study concludes that a balance between provisioned foods and natural plants might be vital in shaping the gut microbiota in the macaques. Furthermore, the dynamic adjustment in gut microbiota might be a physiological mechanism for the macaques in response to the seasonal variations in the ecological factors and food provision.

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“…Currently, the gut microbiota has been widely studied in invertebrates (Clark and Walker, 2018), amphibians (Bletz et al, 2016) and reptiles (Trevelline et al, 2019;Zhang et al, 2019Eliades et al, 2021, mammals (Hu et al, 2017;Song et al, 2017;Li et al, 2021), and birds (Ryu et al, 2012;Waite et al, 2012;Grond et al, 2018). In recent years, research into the gut microbiota in captive animals, such as Takydromus septentrionalis (Zhou et al, 2020), Neotoma albigula (Martínez-Mota et al, 2020), and Macaca mulatta (Chen et al, 2019) has also attracted extensive attention.…”

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Comparison of Gut Microbiota Diversity Between Captive and Wild Tokay Gecko (Gekko gecko)

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Li²,

Huang³

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Captive animals and wild animals may exhibit different characteristics due to the heterogeneity of their living environments. The gut microbiota play an important role in the digestion and absorption, energy metabolism, immune regulation, and physiological health of the host. However, information about the gut microbiota of captive and wild Gekko gecko is currently limited. To determine the difference in gut microbiota community composition, diversity, and structure between captive and wild geckos, we used the Illumina miseq platform to conduct high-throughput sequencing and bioinformatics analysis of the v3–v4 hypervariable region of 16S rRNA in 54 gecko samples. Our results showed that Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, and Actinobacteria were the dominant gut microbiota phyla of the gecko. The dominant genera comprised mainly Pseudomonas, Burkholderia-caballeronia-paraburkholderia, Ralstonia, Romboutsia, and Bacteroides. Captive geckos had significantly higher alpha diversity and potential pathogenic bacteria than wild populations. Moreover, significant differences in beta diversity of gut microbiota were observed between two populations. Functional prediction analysis showed that the relative abundance of functional pathways of wild geckos was more higher in metabolism, genetic information processing and organismal system function than those in captive geckos. Total length significantly affected gut microbial community (R2 = 0.4527, p = 0.001) and explained 10.45% of the total variation for gut microbial community variance between two groups. These results may be related to differences in diet and living environment between two populations, suggesting that the management of captive populations should mimic wild environments to the greatest extent possible to reduce the impact on their gut microbiota.

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Gut microbiota are associated with sex and age of host: Evidence from semi‐provisioned rhesus macaques in southwest Guangxi, China

Cited by 15 publications

References 63 publications

Oscillospira - a candidate for the next-generation probiotics

Oscillospira - a candidate for the next-generation probiotics

Seasonal variations in gut microbiota of semiprovisioned rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) living in a limestone forest of Guangxi, China

Comparison of Gut Microbiota Diversity Between Captive and Wild Tokay Gecko (Gekko gecko)

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