Gut Microbiota Composition of Insectivorous Synanthropic and Fructivorous Zoo Bats: A Direct Metagenomic Comparison
Bats are natural reservoirs for many emerging viral diseases. That is why their virome is widely studied. But at the same time, studies of their bacterial gut microbiota are limited, creating a degree of uncertainty about the role of bats in global microbial ecology. In this study, we analyzed gut m...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:e3593b1ca4b34c94ac77c3bc5e444abe 2024-01-21T10:09:09+01:00 Gut Microbiota Composition of Insectivorous Synanthropic and Fructivorous Zoo Bats: A Direct Metagenomic Comparison Igor V. Popov Ilia V. Popov Anastasya A. Krikunova Tatyana A. Lipilkina Tatyana N. Derezina Michael L. Chikindas Koen Venema Alexey M. Ermakov 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms242417301 https://doaj.org/article/e3593b1ca4b34c94ac77c3bc5e444abe EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/24/17301 https://doaj.org/toc/1661-6596 https://doaj.org/toc/1422-0067 doi:10.3390/ijms242417301 1422-0067 1661-6596 https://doaj.org/article/e3593b1ca4b34c94ac77c3bc5e444abe International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol 24, Iss 24, p 17301 (2023) bat gut microbiota 16S rRNA metagenome Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Chemistry QD1-999 article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms242417301 2023-12-24T01:37:09Z Bats are natural reservoirs for many emerging viral diseases. That is why their virome is widely studied. But at the same time, studies of their bacterial gut microbiota are limited, creating a degree of uncertainty about the role of bats in global microbial ecology. In this study, we analyzed gut microbiota of insectivorous Nyctalus noctula and Vespertilio murinus from rehabilitation centers from Rostov-on-Don and Moscow, respectively, and fructivorous Carollia perspicillata from the Moscow Zoo based on V3–V4 16S rRNA metagenomic sequencing. We revealed that microbial diversity significantly differs between the insectivorous and fructivorous species studied, while the differences between N. noctula and V. murinus are less pronounced, which shows that bats’ gut microbiota is not strictly species-specific and depends more on diet type. In the gut microbiota of synanthropic bats, we observed bacteria that are important for public health and animal welfare such as Bacteroides , Enterobacter , Clostridiaceae , Enterococcus , Ureaplasma , Faecalibacterium , and Helicobacter , as well as some lactic acid bacteria such as Pediococcus , Lactobacillus , Lactococcus , and Weisella . All these bacteria, except for Bacteroides and Weisella, were significantly less abundant in C. perspicillata . This study provides a direct metagenomic comparison of synanthropic insectivorous and zoo fructivorous bats, suggesting future directions for studying these animals’ role in microbial ecology. Article in Journal/Newspaper Nyctalus noctula Vespertilio murinus Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles International Journal of Molecular Sciences 24 24 17301 |
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Bats are natural reservoirs for many emerging viral diseases. That is why their virome is widely studied. But at the same time, studies of their bacterial gut microbiota are limited, creating a degree of uncertainty about the role of bats in global microbial ecology. In this study, we analyzed gut microbiota of insectivorous Nyctalus noctula and Vespertilio murinus from rehabilitation centers from Rostov-on-Don and Moscow, respectively, and fructivorous Carollia perspicillata from the Moscow Zoo based on V3–V4 16S rRNA metagenomic sequencing. We revealed that microbial diversity significantly differs between the insectivorous and fructivorous species studied, while the differences between N. noctula and V. murinus are less pronounced, which shows that bats’ gut microbiota is not strictly species-specific and depends more on diet type. In the gut microbiota of synanthropic bats, we observed bacteria that are important for public health and animal welfare such as Bacteroides , Enterobacter , Clostridiaceae , Enterococcus , Ureaplasma , Faecalibacterium , and Helicobacter , as well as some lactic acid bacteria such as Pediococcus , Lactobacillus , Lactococcus , and Weisella . All these bacteria, except for Bacteroides and Weisella, were significantly less abundant in C. perspicillata . This study provides a direct metagenomic comparison of synanthropic insectivorous and zoo fructivorous bats, suggesting future directions for studying these animals’ role in microbial ecology. |
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Gut Microbiota Composition of Insectivorous Synanthropic and Fructivorous Zoo Bats: A Direct Metagenomic Comparison |
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Gut Microbiota Composition of Insectivorous Synanthropic and Fructivorous Zoo Bats: A Direct Metagenomic Comparison |
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Gut Microbiota Composition of Insectivorous Synanthropic and Fructivorous Zoo Bats: A Direct Metagenomic Comparison |
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Gut Microbiota Composition of Insectivorous Synanthropic and Fructivorous Zoo Bats: A Direct Metagenomic Comparison |
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Gut Microbiota Composition of Insectivorous Synanthropic and Fructivorous Zoo Bats: A Direct Metagenomic Comparison |
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gut microbiota composition of insectivorous synanthropic and fructivorous zoo bats: a direct metagenomic comparison |
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