Age‐associated variation in the gut microbiota of chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica) reveals differences in food metabolism
Abstract Age is known to affect the gut microbiota in various animals; however, this relationship is poorly understood in seabirds. We investigated the temporal succession of gut microbiota in captive chinstrap penguins of different ages using high‐throughput sequencing. The gut microbiota exhibited...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:60789a1fbe44475cac3f85e466d28edd 2023-05-15T13:44:10+02:00 Age‐associated variation in the gut microbiota of chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica) reveals differences in food metabolism Jiashen Tian Jing Du Shengjiu Zhang Yanqiu Li Xianggang Gao Jiabo Han Zhichuang Lu 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.1190 https://doaj.org/article/60789a1fbe44475cac3f85e466d28edd EN eng Wiley https://doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.1190 https://doaj.org/toc/2045-8827 2045-8827 doi:10.1002/mbo3.1190 https://doaj.org/article/60789a1fbe44475cac3f85e466d28edd MicrobiologyOpen, Vol 10, Iss 2, Pp n/a-n/a (2021) age chinstrap penguin gut microbiota high‐throughput sequencing metabolism Pygoscelis antarctica Microbiology QR1-502 article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.1190 2022-12-31T10:25:19Z Abstract Age is known to affect the gut microbiota in various animals; however, this relationship is poorly understood in seabirds. We investigated the temporal succession of gut microbiota in captive chinstrap penguins of different ages using high‐throughput sequencing. The gut microbiota exhibited a significant age succession pattern, reaching maturity in adults and then declining with increasing age. Only 15 amplicon sequence variants were shared among the gut microbiota in chinstrap penguins at all studied ages, and these contributed to most of the age‐related variations in total gut microbiota. Co‐occurrence networks found that these key bacteria belonged to the genera Acinetobacter, Clostridium sensu stricto, and Fusobacterium, and more species interactions were found within the same taxonomy. Functional prediction indicated that most of the metabolic functions were more abundant in the gut microbiota in adult chinstrap penguins, except for carbohydrate metabolism, which was significantly more abundant in older individuals. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica Chinstrap penguin Pygoscelis antarctica Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles MicrobiologyOpen 10 2 |
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Abstract Age is known to affect the gut microbiota in various animals; however, this relationship is poorly understood in seabirds. We investigated the temporal succession of gut microbiota in captive chinstrap penguins of different ages using high‐throughput sequencing. The gut microbiota exhibited a significant age succession pattern, reaching maturity in adults and then declining with increasing age. Only 15 amplicon sequence variants were shared among the gut microbiota in chinstrap penguins at all studied ages, and these contributed to most of the age‐related variations in total gut microbiota. Co‐occurrence networks found that these key bacteria belonged to the genera Acinetobacter, Clostridium sensu stricto, and Fusobacterium, and more species interactions were found within the same taxonomy. Functional prediction indicated that most of the metabolic functions were more abundant in the gut microbiota in adult chinstrap penguins, except for carbohydrate metabolism, which was significantly more abundant in older individuals. |
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Age‐associated variation in the gut microbiota of chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica) reveals differences in food metabolism |
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Age‐associated variation in the gut microbiota of chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica) reveals differences in food metabolism |
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Age‐associated variation in the gut microbiota of chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica) reveals differences in food metabolism |
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Age‐associated variation in the gut microbiota of chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica) reveals differences in food metabolism |
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Age‐associated variation in the gut microbiota of chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica) reveals differences in food metabolism |
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age‐associated variation in the gut microbiota of chinstrap penguins (pygoscelis antarctica) reveals differences in food metabolism |
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