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Roth C, Sims T, Rodehutscord M, Seifert J, Camarinha-Silva A. The active core microbiota of two high-yielding laying hen breeds fed with different levels of calcium and phosphorus. Front Physiol 2022; 13:951350. [PMID: 36213242 PMCID: PMC9539745 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.951350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The nutrient availability and supplementation of dietary phosphorus (P) and calcium (Ca) in avian feed, especially in laying hens, plays a vital role in phytase degradation and mineral utilization during the laying phase. The required concentration of P and Ca peaks during the laying phase, and the direct interaction between Ca and P concentration shrinks the availability of both supplements in the feed. Our goal was to characterize the active microbiota of the entire gastrointestinal tract (GIT) (crop, gizzard, duodenum, ileum, caeca), including digesta- and mucosa-associated communities of two contrasting high-yielding breeds of laying hens (Lohmann Brown Classic, LB; Lohmann LSL-Classic, LSL) under different P and Ca supplementation levels. Statistical significances were observed for breed, GIT section, Ca, and the interaction of GIT section x breed, P x Ca, Ca x breed and P x Ca x breed (p < 0.05). A core microbiota of five species was detected in more than 97% of all samples. They were represented by an uncl. Lactobacillus (average relative abundance (av. abu.) 12.1%), Lactobacillus helveticus (av. abu. 10.8%), Megamonas funiformis (av. abu. 6.8%), Ligilactobacillus salivarius (av. abu. 4.5%), and an uncl. Fusicatenibacter (av. abu. 1.1%). Our findings indicated that Ca and P supplementation levels 20% below the recommendation have a minor effect on the microbiota compared to the strong impact of the bird’s genetic background. Moreover, a core active microbiota across the GIT of two high-yielding laying hen breeds was revealed for the first time.
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- Christoph Roth
- HoLMiR—Hohenheim Center for Livestock Microbiome Research, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
- Institute of Animal Science, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- HoLMiR—Hohenheim Center for Livestock Microbiome Research, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
- Institute of Animal Science, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- HoLMiR—Hohenheim Center for Livestock Microbiome Research, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
- Institute of Animal Science, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- HoLMiR—Hohenheim Center for Livestock Microbiome Research, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
- Institute of Animal Science, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- HoLMiR—Hohenheim Center for Livestock Microbiome Research, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
- Institute of Animal Science, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
- *Correspondence: Amélia Camarinha-Silva,
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Hedlund BP, Chuvochina M, Hugenholtz P, Konstantinidis KT, Murray AE, Palmer M, Parks DH, Probst AJ, Reysenbach AL, Rodriguez-R LM, Rossello-Mora R, Sutcliffe IC, Venter SN, Whitman WB. SeqCode: a nomenclatural code for prokaryotes described from sequence data. Nat Microbiol 2022; 7:1702-1708. [PMID: 36123442 PMCID: PMC9519449 DOI: 10.1038/s41564-022-01214-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Most prokaryotes are not available as pure cultures and therefore ineligible for naming under the rules and recommendations of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes (ICNP). Here we summarize the development of the SeqCode, a code of nomenclature under which genome sequences serve as nomenclatural types. This code enables valid publication of names of prokaryotes based upon isolate genome, metagenome-assembled genome or single-amplified genome sequences. Otherwise, it is similar to the ICNP with regard to the formation of names and rules of priority. It operates through the SeqCode Registry ( https://seqco.de/ ), a registration portal through which names and nomenclatural types are registered, validated and linked to metadata. We describe the two paths currently available within SeqCode to register and validate names, including Candidatus names, and provide examples for both. Recommendations on minimal standards for DNA sequences are provided. Thus, the SeqCode provides a reproducible and objective framework for the nomenclature of all prokaryotes regardless of cultivability and facilitates communication across microbiological disciplines.
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- Brian P Hedlund
- School of Life Sciences, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, USA
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- The University of Queensland, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, Australian Centre for Ecogenomics, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- The University of Queensland, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, Australian Centre for Ecogenomics, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Division of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, Desert Research Institute, Reno, NV, USA
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, USA
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- The University of Queensland, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, Australian Centre for Ecogenomics, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology (EMB), Group for Aquatic Microbial Ecology and Centre of Water and Environmental Research (ZWU), University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology and Digital Science Center (DiSC), University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Marine Microbiology Group, Department of Animal and Microbial Diversity, Mediterranean Institute of Advanced Studies (CSIC-UIB), Esporles, Spain
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- Faculty of Health & Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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Tous N, Marcos S, Goodarzi Boroojeni F, Pérez de Rozas A, Zentek J, Estonba A, Sandvang D, Gilbert MTP, Esteve-Garcia E, Finn R, Alberdi A, Tarradas J. Novel strategies to improve chicken performance and welfare by unveiling host-microbiota interactions through hologenomics. Front Physiol 2022; 13:884925. [PMID: 36148301 PMCID: PMC9485813 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.884925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Fast optimisation of farming practices is essential to meet environmental sustainability challenges. Hologenomics, the joint study of the genomic features of animals and the microbial communities associated with them, opens new avenues to obtain in-depth knowledge on how host-microbiota interactions affect animal performance and welfare, and in doing so, improve the quality and sustainability of animal production. Here, we introduce the animal trials conducted with broiler chickens in the H2020 project HoloFood, and our strategy to implement hologenomic analyses in light of the initial results, which despite yielding negligible effects of tested feed additives, provide relevant information to understand how host genomic features, microbiota development dynamics and host-microbiota interactions shape animal welfare and performance. We report the most relevant results, propose hypotheses to explain the observed patterns, and outline how these questions will be addressed through the generation and analysis of animal-microbiota multi-omic data during the HoloFood project.
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- Núria Tous
- Animal Nutrition, Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA), Constantí, Spain
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- Applied Genomics and Bioinformatics, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU, Bilbao, Spain
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin (FUB), Berlin, Germany
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- Animal Health-CReSA, Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA), Bellaterra, Spain
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin (FUB), Berlin, Germany
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- Applied Genomics and Bioinformatics, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU, Bilbao, Spain
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- Chr. Hansen A/S, Animal Health Innovation, Hoersholm, Denmark
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- Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics, The GLOBE Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- University Museum, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
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- Animal Nutrition, Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA), Constantí, Spain
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- European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, United Kingdom
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- Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics, The GLOBE Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- *Correspondence: Antton Alberdi,
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- Animal Nutrition, Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA), Constantí, Spain
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Marcos S, Parejo M, Estonba A, Alberdi A. Recovering High-Quality Host Genomes from Gut Metagenomic Data through Genotype Imputation. ADVANCED GENETICS (HOBOKEN, N.J.) 2022; 3:2100065. [PMID: 36620197 PMCID: PMC9744478 DOI: 10.1002/ggn2.202100065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2021] [Revised: 03/05/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Metagenomic datasets of host-associated microbial communities often contain host DNA that is usually discarded because the amount of data is too low for accurate host genetic analyses. However, genotype imputation can be employed to reconstruct host genotypes if a reference panel is available. Here, the performance of a two-step strategy is tested to impute genotypes from four types of reference panels built using different strategies to low-depth host genome data (≈2× coverage) recovered from intestinal samples of two chicken genetic lines. First, imputation accuracy is evaluated in 12 samples for which both low- and high-depth sequencing data are available, obtaining high imputation accuracies for all tested panels (>0.90). Second, the impact of reference panel choice in population genetics statistics on 100 chickens is assessed, all four panels yielding comparable results. In light of the observations, the feasibility and application of the applied imputation strategy are discussed for different species with regard to the host DNA proportion, genomic diversity, and availability of a reference panel. This method enables leveraging insofar discarded host DNA to get insights into the genetic structure of host populations, and in doing so, facilitates the implementation of hologenomic approaches that jointly analyze host and microbial genomic data.
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- Sofia Marcos
- Applied Genomics and BioinformaticsUniversity of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)LeioaBilbao48940Spain
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- Applied Genomics and BioinformaticsUniversity of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)LeioaBilbao48940Spain
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- Applied Genomics and BioinformaticsUniversity of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)LeioaBilbao48940Spain
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- Center for Evolutionary HologenomicsGLOBE InstituteUniversity of CopenhagenCopenhagen1353Denmark
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Cui Y, Zhang L, Wang X, Yi Y, Shan Y, Liu B, Zhou Y, Lü X. Roles of intestinal Parabacteroides in human health and diseases. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2022; 369:6659190. [PMID: 35945336 DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnac072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 50.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2022] [Revised: 06/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The stability of gut microbiota is essential for the host health. Parabacteroides spp., core members of the human gut microbiota, have average abundance of 1.27% in the human of 12 populations. Parabacteroides has been recently reported to have a close relationship with host health (E.g., metabolic syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease and obesity). Parabacteroides have the physiological characteristics of carbohydrate metabolism and secreting SCFAs. However, antimicrobial resistance of Parabacteroides to antibiotic (such as clindamycin, moxifloxacin and cefoxitin) should not be ignored. In this review, we primarily focused on Parabacteroides distasoniss, Parabacteroides goldsteinii, Parabacteroides johnsonii and Parabacteroides merdae and discussed their relationships with host disease, diet and the prevention or induction of diseases. P. distasonis and P. goldsteinii may be viewed as the potential next generation probiotics (NGP) candidate due to their protective effects on inflammation and obesity in mice. We also discussed the potential therapeutic application of Parabacteroides spp. in maintaining host-intestine homeostasis.
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- Yanlong Cui
- Lab of Bioresources, College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Lab of Bioresources, College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Lab of Bioresources, College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Lab of Bioresources, College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Lab of Bioresources, College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Lab of Bioresources, College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Lab of Bioresources, College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Lab of Bioresources, College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province, China
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Crippen TL, Singh B, Anderson RC, Sheffield CL. Management Practices Affecting Lesser Mealworm Larvae (Alphitobius diaperinus) Associated Microbial Community in a Broiler House and After Relocating With the Litter Into Pastureland. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:875930. [PMID: 35847098 PMCID: PMC9283091 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.875930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Lesser mealworms are often found infesting production houses used to raise broiler chickens. Previous studies have investigated pathogenic microorganisms associated with the larvae, but a more thorough study relating total microbiome changes due to management procedures and flock rotations was needed. Additionally, there is a question of what microbiota are transferred into the environment when the litter, in which larvae reside, is piled in pastureland for use as fertilizer and where interactions with the soil and other fauna can occur. This study chronicled, by the 16S rRNA sequencing, the bacterial community profile of larvae in a broiler grow-out house synchronizing to when birds were added to and removed from the house over 2.5 years. The profile was found to be relatively constant despite 11 flock rotations and management disruptions, specifically litter cleanout procedures and the addition of new birds or bedding. In contrast, once removed from the controlled broiler house environment and placed into open pastureland, the substantial microbial diversity brought with the larvae showed greater fluctuation in structure with environmental conditions, one of which was rainfall. Surprisingly, these larvae survived at least 19 weeks, so the potential for moving larval-associated microbes into the environment needs further assessment to minimize the risk of relocating foodborne pathogens and also to assess those bacteria-generating metabolites that have benefits to plant growth when using the litter as a fertilizer. The characterization of their microbiome is the first step to investigating the influences of their microbes on the manmade and environmental ecosystems.
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- Tawni L. Crippen
- Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, College Station, TX, United States
- *Correspondence: Tawni L. Crippen,
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- Department of Forensic Science, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, United States
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- Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, College Station, TX, United States
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- Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, College Station, TX, United States
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Xu L, Shang J, Tian J, Sun JQ, Shen B. Ruania suaedae sp. nov. and Ruania halotolerans sp. nov., two actinobacteria isolated from saline soil, and reclassification of Haloactinobacterium kanbiaonis as Occultella kanbiaonis comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72. [DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.005443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Two Gram-stain-positive, non-motile, strictly aerobic, yellow-coloured, rod-shaped bacterial strains, designated LR1S40T and M4N3S171T, were isolated from rhizosphere and bulk saline soil of Suaeda salsa collected in Inner Mongolia, China. Phylogenetic trees based on 16S rRNA gene and whole genome sequences showed that the two strains clustered tightly with strains of the genus
Ruania
. Strains LR1S40T and M4N3S171T had 95.5% 16S rRNA gene similarity to each other, and strain LR1S40T had 98.8, 98.7, 97.4 and <97.0% similarity to
Ruania alkalisoli
RN3S43T,
Ruania rhizosphaerae
LNNU 22110T,
Ruania alba
YIM 93306T and all other current type strains, while strain M4N3S171T had 98.6 and <97.0% similarity to
R. alba
YIM 93306T, and all other current type strains, respectively. The average nucleotide identity based on blast (ANIb) and digital DNA–DNA hybridization (dDDH) values of LR1S40T and M4N3S171T with each other and to the other type strains of
Ruania
were well below the threshold values (95% for ANIb, 70% for dDDH) for differentiating a species. Diphosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylglycerol were the major polar lipids in both strains. The predominant menaquinone in both strains was both MK-8. The genome of strain LR1S40T consisted of a 3557440 bp circular chromosome, with a G+C content of 71.1 mol%, while the genome of strain M4N3S171T consisted of 4270413 bp, with a G+C content of 67.6 mol%. The phylogenetic, physiological and phenotypic characteristics allowed discrimination of the two strains from their relatives. The names Ruania suaedae sp. nov. [type strain LR1S40T (=CGMCC 1.19028T=KCTC 49726T)] and Ruania halotolerans sp. nov. [type strain M4N3S171T (=CGMCC 1. 19142T=KCTC 49727T)] are therefore proposed. During the publication of
Haloactinobacterium kanbiaonis
,
Haloactinobacterium glacieicola
(type strain T3246-1T), which was selected as the reference strain for the identification of
H. kanbiaonis
, was reclassified as
Occultella glacieicola
. The two phylogenetic trees showed that
H. kanbiaonis
HY164T tightly clustered with
Occultella aeris
F300T, and had the highest 16S rRNA gene similarity (99.8%) to
O. aeris
F300T. Based on the phylogenetic analysis and the publication record,
Haloactinobacterium kanbiaonis
should be reclassified as Occultella kanbiaonis comb. nov.
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- Lian Xu
- Laboratory for Microbial Resources, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, PR China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Organic Solid Waste Utilization, Educational Ministry Engineering Center of Resource-saving Fertilizers, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource Utilization, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, PR China
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- Laboratory for Microbial Resources, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, PR China
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- Laboratory for Microbial Resources, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, PR China
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- Laboratory for Microbial Resources, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Organic Solid Waste Utilization, Educational Ministry Engineering Center of Resource-saving Fertilizers, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource Utilization, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, PR China
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Dehau T, Ducatelle R, Immerseel FV, Goossens E. Omics technologies in poultry health and productivity - part 1: current use in poultry research. Avian Pathol 2022; 51:407-417. [PMID: 35675291 DOI: 10.1080/03079457.2022.2086447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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In biology, molecular terms with the suffix "-omics" refer to disciplines aiming at the collective characterization of pools of molecules derived from different layers (DNA, RNA, proteins, metabolites) of living organisms using high-throughput technologies. Such omics analyses have been widely implemented in poultry research in recent years. This first part of a bipartite review on omics technologies in poultry health and productivity examines the use of multiple omics and multi-omics techniques in poultry research. More specific present and future applications of omics technologies, not only for the identification of specific diagnostic biomarkers, but also for potential future integration in the daily monitoring of poultry production, are discussed in part 2. Approaches based on omics technologies are particularly used in poultry research in the hunt for genetic markers of economically important phenotypical traits in the host, and in the identification of key bacterial species or functions in the intestinal microbiome. Integrative multi-omics analyses, however, are still scarce. Host physiology is investigated via genomics together with transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics techniques, to understand more accurately complex production traits such as disease resistance and fertility. The gut microbiota, as a key player in chicken productivity and health, is also a main subject of such studies, investigating the association between its composition (16S rRNA gene sequencing) or function (metagenomics, metatranscriptomics, metaproteomics, metabolomics) and host phenotypes. Applications of these technologies in the study of other host-associated microbiota and other host characteristics are still in their infancy.
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- Tessa Dehau
- Livestock Gut Health Team (LiGHT) Ghent, Department of Pathobiology, Pharmacology and Zoological Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Livestock Gut Health Team (LiGHT) Ghent, Department of Pathobiology, Pharmacology and Zoological Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Livestock Gut Health Team (LiGHT) Ghent, Department of Pathobiology, Pharmacology and Zoological Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Livestock Gut Health Team (LiGHT) Ghent, Department of Pathobiology, Pharmacology and Zoological Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium
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Foster-Nyarko E, Pallen MJ. The microbial ecology of Escherichia coli in the vertebrate gut. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2022; 46:fuac008. [PMID: 35134909 PMCID: PMC9075585 DOI: 10.1093/femsre/fuac008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2021] [Revised: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Escherichia coli has a rich history as biology's 'rock star', driving advances across many fields. In the wild, E. coli resides innocuously in the gut of humans and animals but is also a versatile pathogen commonly associated with intestinal and extraintestinal infections and antimicrobial resistance-including large foodborne outbreaks such as the one that swept across Europe in 2011, killing 54 individuals and causing approximately 4000 infections and 900 cases of haemolytic uraemic syndrome. Given that most E. coli are harmless gut colonizers, an important ecological question plaguing microbiologists is what makes E. coli an occasionally devastating pathogen? To address this question requires an enhanced understanding of the ecology of the organism as a commensal. Here, we review how our knowledge of the ecology and within-host diversity of this organism in the vertebrate gut has progressed in the 137 years since E. coli was first described. We also review current approaches to the study of within-host bacterial diversity. In closing, we discuss some of the outstanding questions yet to be addressed and prospects for future research.
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- Ebenezer Foster-Nyarko
- Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UQ, United Kingdom
- Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom
- Department of Infection Biology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, United Kingdom
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- Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UQ, United Kingdom
- School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7AL, United Kingdom
- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7TU, United Kingdom
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We hereby present the first descriptions of human-invasive infections caused by Escherichia marmotae, a recently described species that encompasses the former “Escherichia cryptic clade V.” We describe four cases, one acute sepsis of unknown origin, one postoperative sepsis after cholecystectomy, one spondylodiscitis, and one upper urinary tract infection. Cases were identified through unsystematic queries in a single clinical lab over 6 months. Through genome sequencing of the causative strains combined with available genomes from elsewhere, we demonstrate Es. marmotae to be a likely ubiquitous species containing genotypic virulence traits associated with Escherichia pathogenicity. The invasive isolates were scattered among isolates from a range of nonhuman sources in the phylogenetic analyses, thus indicating inherent virulence in multiple lineages. Pan genome analyses indicate that Es. marmotae has a large accessory genome and is likely to obtain ecologically advantageous traits, such as genes encoding antimicrobial resistance. Reliable identification might be possible by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization–time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS), but relevant spectra are missing in commercial databases. It can be identified through 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Escherichia marmotae could represent a relatively common human pathogen, and improved diagnostics will provide a better understanding of its clinical importance. IMPORTANCEEscherichia coli is the most common pathogen found in blood cultures and urine and among the most important pathogenic species in the realm of human health. The notion that some of these isolates are not Es. coli but rather another species within the same genus may have implications for what Es. coli constitutes. We only recently have obtained methods to separate the two species, which means that possible differences in important clinical aspects, such as antimicrobial resistance rates, virulence, and phylogenetic structure, may exist. We believe that Es. marmotae as a common pathogen is new merely because we have not looked or bothered to distinguish between the thousands of invasive Escherichia passing through microbiological laboratories each day.
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Gilroy R, Leng J, Ravi A, Adriaenssens EM, Oren A, Baker D, La Ragione RM, Proudman C, Pallen MJ. Metagenomic investigation of the equine faecal microbiome reveals extensive taxonomic diversity. PeerJ 2022; 10:e13084. [PMID: 35345588 PMCID: PMC8957277 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.13084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Accepted: 02/17/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Background The horse plays crucial roles across the globe, including in horseracing, as a working and companion animal and as a food animal. The horse hindgut microbiome makes a key contribution in turning a high fibre diet into body mass and horsepower. However, despite its importance, the horse hindgut microbiome remains largely undefined. Here, we applied culture-independent shotgun metagenomics to thoroughbred equine faecal samples to deliver novel insights into this complex microbial community. Results We performed metagenomic sequencing on five equine faecal samples to construct 123 high- or medium-quality metagenome-assembled genomes from Bacteria and Archaea. In addition, we recovered nearly 200 bacteriophage genomes. We document surprising taxonomic diversity, encompassing dozens of novel or unnamed bacterial genera and species, to which we have assigned new Candidatus names. Many of these genera are conserved across a range of mammalian gut microbiomes. Conclusions Our metagenomic analyses provide new insights into the bacterial, archaeal and bacteriophage components of the horse gut microbiome. The resulting datasets provide a key resource for future high-resolution taxonomic and functional studies on the equine gut microbiome.
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- Rachel Gilroy
- Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom
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- Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- The Institute of Life Sciences, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, United Kingdom
- School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom
- University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom
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Thomson NM, Gilroy R, Getino M, Foster-Nyarko E, van Vliet AH, La Ragione RM, Pallen MJ. Remarkable genomic diversity among Escherichia isolates recovered from healthy chickens. PeerJ 2022; 10:e12935. [PMID: 35251780 PMCID: PMC8896058 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.12935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Accepted: 01/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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The genus Escherichia has been extensively studied and it is known to encompass a range of commensal and pathogenic bacteria that primarily inhabit the gastrointestinal tracts of warm-blooded vertebrates. However, the presence of E. coli as a model organism and potential pathogen has diverted attention away from commensal strains and other species in the genus. To investigate the diversity of Escherichia in healthy chickens, we collected fecal samples from antibiotic-free Lohmann Brown layer hens and determined the genome sequences of 100 isolates, 81 of which were indistinguishable at the HC0 level of the Hierarchical Clustering of Core Genome Multi-Locus Sequence Typing scheme. Despite initial selection on CHROMagar Orientation medium, which is considered selective for E. coli, in silico phylotyping and core genome single nucleotide polymorphism analysis revealed the presence of at least one representative of all major clades of Escherichia, except for E. albertii, Shigella, and E. coli phylogroup B2 and cryptic clade I. The most frequent phylogenomic groups were E. coli phylogroups A and B1 and E. ruysiae (clades III and IV). We compiled a collection of reference strains isolated from avian sources (predominantly chicken), representing every Escherichia phylogroup and species, and used it to confirm the phylogeny and diversity of our isolates. Overall, the isolates carried low numbers of the virulence and antibiotic resistance genes typically seen in avian pathogenic E. coli. Notably, the clades not recovered are ones that have been most strongly associated with virulence by other studies.
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- Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom
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- NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom,Department of Pathology and Infectious Diseases, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom
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- Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom,Department of Infection Biology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pathology and Infectious Diseases, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pathology and Infectious Diseases, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom,Department of Microbial Sciences, School of Biosciences and Medicine, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom
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- Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom,Department of Pathology and Infectious Diseases, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom,School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom
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Lindner BG, Suttner B, Zhu KJ, Conrad RE, Rodriguez-R LM, Hatt JK, Brown J, Konstantinidis KT. Toward shotgun metagenomic approaches for microbial source tracking sewage spills based on laboratory mesocosms. WATER RESEARCH 2022; 210:117993. [PMID: 34979467 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2021] [Revised: 12/17/2021] [Accepted: 12/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Little is known about the genomic diversity of the microbial communities associated with raw municipal wastewater (sewage), including whether microbial populations specific to sewage exist and how such populations could be used to improve source attribution and apportioning in contaminated waters. Herein, we used the influent of three wastewater treatment plants in Atlanta, Georgia (USA) to perturb laboratory freshwater mesocosms, simulating sewage contamination events, and followed these mesocosms with shotgun metagenomics over a 7-day observational period. We describe 15 abundant non-redundant bacterial metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) ubiquitous within all sewage inocula yet absent from the unperturbed freshwater control at our analytical limit of detection. Tracking the dynamics of the populations represented by these MAGs revealed varied decay kinetics, depending on (inferred) phenotypes, e.g., anaerobes decayed faster than aerobes under the well-aerated incubation conditions. Notably, a portion of these populations showed decay patterns similar to those of common markers, Enterococcus and HF183. Despite the apparent decay of these populations, the abundance of β-lactamase encoding genes remained high throughout incubation relative to the control. Lastly, we constructed genomic libraries representing several different fecal sources and outline a bioinformatic approach which leverages these libraries for identifying and apportioning contamination signal among multiple probable sources using shotgun metagenomic data.
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- Blake G Lindner
- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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- Ocean Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, ES&T Building, Room 3321, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA; Department of Microbiology and Digital Science Center (DiSC), University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Tyrol 6020, Austria
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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Buffalo is an important livestock species. Here, we present a comprehensive metagenomic survey of the microbial communities along the buffalo digestive tract. We analysed 695 samples covering eight different sites in three compartments (four-chambered stomach, intestine, and rectum). We mapped ~85% of the raw sequence reads to 4,960 strain-level metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) and 3,255 species-level MAGs, 90% of which appear to correspond to new species. In addition, we annotated over 5.8 million nonredundant proteins from the MAGs. In comparison with the rumen microbiome of cattle, the buffalo microbiota seems to present greater potential for fibre degradation and less potential for methane production. Our catalogue of microbial genomes and the encoded proteins provides insights into microbial functions and interactions at distinct sites along the buffalo digestive tract.
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Crippen TL, Singh B, Anderson RC, Sheffield CL. Adult Alphitobius diaperinus Microbial Community during Broiler Production and in Spent Litter after Stockpiling. Microorganisms 2022; 10:microorganisms10010175. [PMID: 35056628 PMCID: PMC8778262 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10010175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2021] [Revised: 01/03/2022] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
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The facilities used to raise broiler chickens are often infested with litter beetles (lesser mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus). These beetles have been studied for their carriage of pathogenic microbes; however, a more comprehensive microbiome study on these arthropods is lacking. This study investigated their microbial community in a longitudinal study throughout 2.5 years of poultry production and after the spent litter, containing the mealworms, was piled in pastureland for use as fertilizer. The mean most abundant phyla harbored by the beetles in house were the Proteobacteria (39.8%), then Firmicutes (30.8%), Actinobacteria (21.1%), Tenericutes (5.1%), and Bacteroidetes (1.6%). The community showed a modest decrease in Firmicutes and increase in Proteobacteria over successive flock rotations. The beetles were relocated within the spent litter to pastureland, where they were found at least 19 weeks later. Over time in the pastureland, their microbial profile underwent a large decrease in the percent of Firmicutes (20.5%). The lesser mealworm showed an ability to survive long-term in the open environment within the spent litter, where their microbiome should be further assessed to both reduce the risk of transferring harmful bacteria, as well as to enhance their contribution when the litter is used as a fertilizer.
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- Tawni L. Crippen
- Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, College Station, TX 77845, USA; (R.C.A.); (C.L.S.)
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- Department of Forensic Science, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA;
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- Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, College Station, TX 77845, USA; (R.C.A.); (C.L.S.)
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- Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, College Station, TX 77845, USA; (R.C.A.); (C.L.S.)
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Glendinning L, Chintoan-Uta C, Stevens MP, Watson M. Effect of cecal microbiota transplantation between different broiler breeds on the chick flora in the first week of life. Poult Sci 2021; 101:101624. [PMID: 34936955 PMCID: PMC8704443 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2021.101624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Revised: 11/18/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The cecal microbiota plays numerous roles in chicken health and nutrition. Where such microbiota differs between lines exhibiting distinct phenotypes, microbiota transplantation offers scope to dissect the role of gut microbial communities in those traits. However, the composition and stability of transplants over time is relatively ill-defined and varying levels of success have been reported. In this study, we transplanted cecal contents from adult Roslin broilers into chicks from a different broiler line. Within <12 h posthatch, Ross 308 chicks received an oral gavage of cecal contents (n = 26) or a PBS control (n = 24). Cecal contents samples were collected postmortem from birds on d 1, 2, 3, 4, and 7 posthatch. DNA was extracted from these samples and the transplant inoculum and the V4 region of the 16S rRNA gene was amplified and sequenced. The cecal microbiota of chickens receiving the microbiota transplant was significantly different in composition and significantly richer and more diverse, in comparison to control birds. At the final timepoint (d 7), of the 150 Operational Taxonomic Units (OTUs) that were >0.1% abundant (average) in the donor sample, 137 were detected in the treated group (75 were >0.1% abundant (average)) while only 88 were detected in the control group (29 were >0.1% abundant (average)). Our data therefore suggests that stable transplantation of the cecal microbiota between lines is achievable using the methods described in this paper.
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- Laura Glendinning
- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, United Kingdom.
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, United Kingdom
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, United Kingdom
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, United Kingdom
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Feng Y, Wang Y, Zhu B, Gao GF, Guo Y, Hu Y. Metagenome-assembled genomes and gene catalog from the chicken gut microbiome aid in deciphering antibiotic resistomes. Commun Biol 2021; 4:1305. [PMID: 34795385 PMCID: PMC8602611 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-021-02827-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2021] [Accepted: 11/01/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Gut microbial reference genomes and gene catalogs are necessary for understanding the chicken gut microbiome. Here, we assembled 12,339 microbial genomes and constructed a gene catalog consisting of ~16.6 million genes by integrating 799 public chicken gut microbiome samples from ten countries. We found that 893 and 38 metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) in our dataset were putative novel species and genera, respectively. In the chicken gut, Lactobacillus aviarius and Lactobacillus crispatus were the most common lactic acid bacteria, and glycoside hydrolases were the most abundant carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes). Antibiotic resistome profiling results indicated that Chinese chicken samples harbored a higher relative abundance but less diversity of antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) than European samples. We also proposed the effects of geography and host species on the gut resistome. Our study provides the largest integrated metagenomic dataset from the chicken gut to date and demonstrates its value in exploring chicken gut microbial genes. Feng et al. include genome recovery and data analysis of large number of chicken gut metagenomic datasets which significantly expands the reference genomes available from the chicken gut microbial communities, and catalog the genes prevalent in the gut systems. They further depict the countryspecific chicken gut antibiotic resistomes and the effects of geography and host species on the gut resistome.
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- Yuqing Feng
- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, 100193, Beijing, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, 450046, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101, Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, 100193, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, 100193, Beijing, China.
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Ma T, McAllister TA, Guan LL. A review of the resistome within the digestive tract of livestock. J Anim Sci Biotechnol 2021; 12:121. [PMID: 34763729 PMCID: PMC8588621 DOI: 10.1186/s40104-021-00643-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Accepted: 10/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Antimicrobials have been widely used to prevent and treat infectious diseases and promote growth in food-production animals. However, the occurrence of antimicrobial resistance poses a huge threat to public and animal health, especially in less developed countries where food-producing animals often intermingle with humans. To limit the spread of antimicrobial resistance from food-production animals to humans and the environment, it is essential to have a comprehensive knowledge of the role of the resistome in antimicrobial resistance (AMR), The resistome refers to the collection of all antimicrobial resistance genes associated with microbiota in a given environment. The dense microbiota in the digestive tract is known to harbour one of the most diverse resistomes in nature. Studies of the resistome in the digestive tract of humans and animals are increasing exponentially as a result of advancements in next-generation sequencing and the expansion of bioinformatic resources/tools to identify and describe the resistome. In this review, we outline the various tools/bioinformatic pipelines currently available to characterize and understand the nature of the intestinal resistome of swine, poultry, and ruminants. We then propose future research directions including analysis of resistome using long-read sequencing, investigation in the role of mobile genetic elements in the expression, function and transmission of AMR. This review outlines the current knowledge and approaches to studying the resistome in food-producing animals and sheds light on future strategies to reduce antimicrobial usage and control the spread of AMR both within and from livestock production systems.
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- Tao Ma
- Key laboratory of Feed Biotechnology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Feed Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.,Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, T6G2P5, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Lethbridge Research and Development Centre, Lethbridge, AB, T1J 4P4, Canada
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, T6G2P5, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
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Oren A. Nomenclature of prokaryotic ' Candidatus' taxa: establishing order in the current chaos. New Microbes New Infect 2021; 44:100932. [PMID: 34631108 PMCID: PMC8487987 DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2021.100932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2021] [Revised: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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In the mid-1990s, the category 'Candidatus' was established for putative taxa of as yet uncultivated prokaryotes. The status of 'Candidatus' is not formally included in the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Thus, 'Candidatus' names do not have standing in the nomenclature. Curated annotated lists of 'Candidatus' names (not including phyla) have been published since 2020. By April 2021, about 2700 names of 'Candidatus' taxa had been published. The International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes recently rejected proposals to allow gene sequence data as nomenclatural types. An alternative code for naming uncultivated microorganisms (the 'SeqCode') is now being developed for naming the majority of prokaryotes that are as yet uncultivated. In the opinion of the author, there is no need for such a code, as the existing system, with nomenclature quality control also for 'Candidatus' names, fulfills the needs. Computer programs such as GAN which generates large numbers of correctly formed names from the short lists of Latin and Greek word elements and Protologger that produce descriptions directly from genome sequences will become important in the future for automated naming and description of large numbers of 'Candidatus' taxa from metagenomic and single cell genome data. However, the formation of interesting and meaningful names is encouraged whenever possible.
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- A. Oren
- The Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus, Jerusalem, Israel
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The status Candidatus was introduced to bacterial taxonomy in the 1990s to accommodate uncultured taxa defined by analyses of DNA sequences. Here I review the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) associated with the status Candidatus in the light of a quarter century of use, twinned with recent developments in bacterial taxonomy and sequence-based taxonomic discovery. Despite ambiguities as to its scope, philosophical objections to its use and practical problems in implementation, the status Candidatus has now been applied to over 1000 taxa and has been widely adopted by journals and databases. Although lacking priority under the International Code for Nomenclature of Prokaryotes, many Candidatus names have already achieved de facto standing in the academic literature and in databases via description of a taxon in a peer-reviewed publication, alongside deposition of a genome sequence and there is a clear path to valid publication of such names on culture. Continued and increased use of Candidatus names provides an alternative to the potential upheaval that might accompany creation of a new additional code of nomenclature and provides a ready solution to the urgent challenge of naming many thousands of newly discovered but uncultured species.
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- Mark J Pallen
- University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK.,Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK.,School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, UK
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Segura-Wang M, Grabner N, Koestelbauer A, Klose V, Ghanbari M. Genome-Resolved Metagenomics of the Chicken Gut Microbiome. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:726923. [PMID: 34484168 PMCID: PMC8415551 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.726923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Increasing evidence shows that the chicken gastrointestinal microbiota has a major effect on the modulation of metabolic functions and is correlated with economic parameters, such as feed efficiency and health. Some of these effects derive from the capacity of the chicken to digest carbohydrates and produce energy-rich metabolites such as short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) and from host-microbe interactions. In this study, we utilized information from metagenomic assembled genomes (MAGs) from chicken gastrointestinal tract (GIT) samples, with detailed annotation of carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes) and genes involved in SCFA production, to better understand metabolic potential at different ages. Metagenomic sequencing of 751 chicken GIT samples was performed to reconstruct 155 MAGs, representing species which belong to six phyla, primarily Firmicutes followed by Proteobacteria. MAG diversity significantly (p < 0.001) increased with age, with early domination of Lachnospiraceae, followed by other families including Oscillospiraceae. Age-dependent shifts were observed in the abundance of genes involved in CAZyme and SCFA production, exemplified by a significant increase in glycosyltransferases (GTs) and propionic acid production pathways (p < 0.05), and a lower abundance of glycoside hydrolases (GHs) (p < 0.01). Co-occurrence analysis revealed a large cluster highly interconnected by enzymes from GT2_2 and GH3 families, underscoring their importance in the community. Furthermore, several species were identified as interaction hubs, elucidating associations of key microbes and enzymes that more likely drive temporal changes in the chicken gut microbiota, and providing further insights into the structure of the complex microbial community. This study extends prior efforts on the characterization of the chicken GIT microbiome at the taxonomic and functional levels and lays an important foundation toward better understanding the broiler chicken gut microbiome helping in the identification of modulation opportunities to increase animal health and performance.
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Sutcliffe I, Rosselló-Móra R, Trujillo M. Addressing the sublime scale of the microbial world: reconciling an appreciation of microbial diversity with the need to describe species. New Microbes New Infect 2021; 43:100931. [PMID: 34484799 PMCID: PMC8408622 DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2021.100931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Revised: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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There are fewer than 20,000 prokaryotic species with validly published names, meaning >99% of a reasonable estimate of microbial diversity remains formally unnamed. Here we explore the damaging consequences of the current practice in which each new species is described in a standardized publication, most typically a 'single strain species description'. This approach is both an impediment to scaling up progress in naming the microbial world and also a significant factor in the poor reputation of the discipline of microbial taxonomy. We conclude that significant changes in author habits are needed and make constructive suggestions as to how author practice should adapt.
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- I.C. Sutcliffe
- Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, UK
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- Grup de Microbiologia Marina, IMEDEA (CSIC-UIB), C/Miquel Marques 21, 07190, Esporles, Illes Balears, Spain
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- Dpto. Microbiología y Genética, University of Salamanca, 37007, Salamanca, Spain
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Technological advances in community sequencing have steadily increased the taxonomic resolution at which microbes can be delineated. In high-resolution metagenomics, bacterial strains can now be resolved, enhancing medical microbiology and the description of microbial evolution in vivo. In the Hildebrand lab, we are researching novel approaches to further increase the phylogenetic resolution of metagenomics. I propose that ultra-resolution metagenomics will be the next qualitative level of community sequencing, classified by the accurate resolution of ultra-rare genetic events, such as subclonal mutations present in all populations of evolving cells. This will be used to quantify evolutionary processes at ecologically relevant scales, monitor the progress of infections within a patient, and accurately track pathogens in food and infection chains. However, to develop this next metagenomic generation, we first need to understand the currently imposed limits of sequencing technologies, metagenomic strain delineation, and genome reconstructions.
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- Falk Hildebrand
- Gut Microbes and Health, Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, United Kingdom
- Digital Biology, Earlham Institute, Norwich, United Kingdom
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Gilroy R. Spotlight on the avian gut microbiome: fresh opportunities in discovery. Avian Pathol 2021; 50:291-294. [PMID: 34264153 DOI: 10.1080/03079457.2021.1955826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Chickens represent a globally ubiquitous food animal underpinning many aspects of human nutrition and health. Consumption of chicken meat continues to surge, representing a cheaper, healthier, low-carbon alternative to other livestock meats. Despite this importance, we are still unable to define what lives within the chicken gut microbiome. This complex community bridges poultry diet, health and productivity as well as providing a reservoir for zoonotic pathogens. Even with decades of intensive study, we are still discovering novel microbial species within this environment, each of which has the potential to provide an avenue for commercial microbiome modulation. The chicken gut truly represents an exhilarating challenge in turning new-found knowledge into new-won power to improve the health and wealth of poultry and people.
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