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Cui Z, Du F, Yu W, Wang Z, Kong F, Xie Z, Zhao Q, Zhang H, Wang H, Fan H, Ren L. Alterations of mouse gut microbiome in alveolar echinococcosis. Heliyon 2024; 10:e32860. [PMID: 38988523 PMCID: PMC11234002 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e32860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2024] [Revised: 06/06/2024] [Accepted: 06/11/2024] [Indexed: 07/12/2024] Open
Abstract
Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) may affect the composition of the host's gut microbiota, potentially disrupting the balance between the gut microbiota and metabolites. Metagenomics and untargeted metabolomics were employed to characterize changes in the gut microbiota and metabolites in mouse models infected with E. multilocularis. Pearson correlation coefficients were calculated to compare the distribution of microbiota and metabolites, revealing synergistic or mutually exclusive relationships. Functional outputs of the gut microbiota were explored using the CAZy database and six enzymes involved in carbohydrate metabolism were identified with statistically significant differential expression between infected and control groups. The resistome was characterized by identifying antibiotic resistance genes annotated in the Comprehensive Antibiotic Resistance Database from the metagenomes of the groups. Firmicutes are the main carrier of ARGs in the host gut with tetQ being most prevalent. Antibiotic efflux, inactivation and target modification were the principal mechanisms of resistance. Comparison and analysis of two sets of antibiotic metabolic pathways allowed the identification of enzyme reactions unique to infected mice. KEGG pathway overview shows phenazine biosynthesis involving phzG to be one of them. In conclusion, infection with AE in mice leads to an overall disruption of gut microbiota and metabolites with the involvement of enzymes related to carbohydrate metabolism. Furthermore, antibiotic-resistance genes may play a role in disease progression, offering potential insights into the relationship between antibiotic use in AE and treatment outcomes.
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- Ziyan Cui
- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Qinghai, 810001, China
- Department of Postgraduate, Qinghai University, Qinghai, 810001, China
- Qinghai Research Key Laboratory for Echinococcosis, Qinghai, 810001, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Qinghai, 810001, China
- Department of Postgraduate, Qinghai University, Qinghai, 810001, China
- Qinghai Research Key Laboratory for Echinococcosis, Qinghai, 810001, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Qinghai, 810001, China
- Qinghai Research Key Laboratory for Echinococcosis, Qinghai, 810001, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Qinghai, 810001, China
- Qinghai Research Key Laboratory for Echinococcosis, Qinghai, 810001, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Qinghai, 810001, China
- Qinghai Research Key Laboratory for Echinococcosis, Qinghai, 810001, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Qinghai, 810001, China
- Qinghai Research Key Laboratory for Echinococcosis, Qinghai, 810001, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Qinghai, 810001, China
- Qinghai Research Key Laboratory for Echinococcosis, Qinghai, 810001, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Qinghai, 810001, China
- Qinghai Research Key Laboratory for Echinococcosis, Qinghai, 810001, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Qinghai, 810001, China
- Qinghai Research Key Laboratory for Echinococcosis, Qinghai, 810001, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Qinghai, 810001, China
- Qinghai Research Key Laboratory for Echinococcosis, Qinghai, 810001, China
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Qinghai, 810001, China
- Qinghai Research Key Laboratory for Echinococcosis, Qinghai, 810001, China
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Santin M, Molokin A, Maloney JG. A longitudinal study of Blastocystis in dairy calves from birth through 24 months demonstrates dynamic shifts in infection rates and subtype prevalence and diversity by age. Parasit Vectors 2023; 16:177. [PMID: 37264466 PMCID: PMC10236725 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-023-05795-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2023] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/03/2023] Open
Abstract
Blastocystis is a common microeukaryotic intestinal parasite in humans and other animal hosts globally. However, no large-scale longitudinal study has ever been conducted for Blastocystis. To understand patterns of infection prevalence and subtype diversity and their relationship with host age, we have conducted the most comprehensive longitudinal study of Blastocystis infection ever performed. Dairy calves from a herd located in Maryland, USA, were followed from birth through 24 months of age, and 990 individual fecal samples from 30 calves were collected over the study period, representing three age groups (pre-weaned, post-weaned, and heifer). All samples were screened for Blastocystis via PCR, and subtype determination was performed using next-generation amplicon sequencing. Associations between age group and infection status were assessed using logistic regression analyses. Blastocystis infection prevalence increased with time, significant associations were observed between age groups and infection risk, and a cumulative prevalence of 100% was observed among the study population during the 24-month period. Thirteen previously reported subtypes (ST1-6, ST10, ST14, ST21, ST23-26) and one potentially novel subtype were observed. Diversity within ST10 supports the need for division of the subtype into new subtype designations. Associations between subtype and age group were explored, and relationships between subtypes and infection chronicity are described. While subtype diversity increased with age in the study population, distinct patterns of individual subtype prevalence and chronicity were observed, supporting the importance of subtype discrimination in studies of host infection and disease. The data from this study represent a significant advance in our understanding of Blastocystis infection dynamics within a single host population over time and can be used to inform future studies of Blastocystis epidemiology in both humans and other animal hosts.
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- Monica Santin
- Environmental Microbial and Food Safety Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, MD USA
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- Environmental Microbial and Food Safety Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, MD USA
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- Environmental Microbial and Food Safety Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, MD USA
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