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Yaşar A, Ryu HJ, Esen E, Sarıoğlan İ, Deemer D, Çetin B, Yoo SH, Lindemann SR, Lee BH, Tunçil YE. The branching ratio of enzymatically synthesized α-glucans impacts microbiome and metabolic outcomes of in vitro fecal fermentation. Carbohydr Polym 2024; 335:122087. [PMID: 38616077 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2024.122087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2024] [Revised: 03/07/2024] [Accepted: 03/24/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the impacts of enzymatically synthesized α-glucans possessing α-1,4- and α-1,6-glucose linkages, and varying in branching ratio, on colonic microbiota composition and metabolic function. Four different α-glucans varying in branching ratio were synthesized by amylosucrase from Neisseria polysaccharea and glycogen branching enzyme from Rhodothermus obamensis. The branching ratios were found to range from 0 % to 2.8 % using GC/MS. In vitro fecal fermentation analyses (n = 8) revealed that the branching ratio dictates the short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) generation by fecal microbiota. Specifically, slightly branched (0.49 %) α-glucan resulted in generation of significantly (P < 0.05) higher amounts of propionate, compared to more-branched counterparts. In addition, the amount of butyrate generated from this α-glucan was statistically (P > 0.05) indistinguishable than those observed in resistant starches. 16S rRNA sequencing revealed that enzymatically synthesized α-glucans stimulated Lachnospiraceae and Ruminococcus related OTUs. Overall, the results demonstrated metabolic function of colonic microbiota can be manipulated by altering the branching ratio of enzymatically synthesized α-glucans, providing insights into specific structure-function relationships between dietary fibers and the colonic microbiome. Furthermore, the slightly branched α-glucans could be used as functional carbohydrates to stimulate the beneficial microbiota and SCFAs in the colon.
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- Arife Yaşar
- Food Engineering Department, Engineering Faculty, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya 42090, Turkiye
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- Department of Food Science & Biotechnology, Gachon University, Seongnam 13120, Republic of Korea
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- Food Engineering Department, Engineering Faculty, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya 42090, Turkiye
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- Food Engineering Department, Engineering Faculty, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya 42090, Turkiye
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- Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, 47907, IN, USA
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- Food Engineering Department, Agricultural Faculty, Atatürk University, Erzurum, 25100, Turkiye
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- Department of Food Science & Biotechnology, Carbohydrate Bioproduct Research Center, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, Republic of Korea
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- Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, 47907, IN, USA; Department of Nutrition Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette 47907, IN, USA; Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette 47907, IN, USA
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- Department of Food Science & Biotechnology, Gachon University, Seongnam 13120, Republic of Korea
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- Food Engineering Department, Engineering Faculty, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya 42090, Turkiye; Medical and Cosmetic Plants Application and Research Center, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya 42090, Turkiye.
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Gurung M, Schlegel BT, Rajasundaram D, Fox R, Bode L, Yao T, Lindemann SR, LeRoith T, Read QD, Simecka C, Carroll L, Andres A, Yeruva L. Microbiota from human infants consuming secretors or non-secretors mothers' milk impacts the gut and immune system in mice. mSystems 2024; 9:e0029424. [PMID: 38530054 PMCID: PMC11019842 DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00294-24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2024] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 03/27/2024] Open
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Maternal secretor status is one of the determinants of human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) composition, which, in turn, influences the gut microbiota composition of infants. To understand if this change in gut microbiota impacts immune cell composition, intestinal morphology, and gene expression, 21-day-old germ-free C57BL/6 mice were transplanted with fecal microbiota from infants whose mothers were either secretors (SMM) or non-secretors (NSM) or from infants consuming dairy-based formula (MFM). For each group, one set of mice was supplemented with HMOs. HMO supplementation did not significantly impact the microbiota diversity; however, SMM mice had a higher abundance of genus Bacteroides, Bifidobacterium, and Blautia, whereas, in the NSM group, there was a higher abundance of Akkermansia, Enterocloster, and Klebsiella. In MFM, gut microbiota was represented mainly by Parabacteroides, Ruminococcaceae_unclassified, and Clostrodium_sensu_stricto. In mesenteric lymph node, Foxp3+ T cells and innate lymphoid cells type 2 were increased in MFM mice supplemented with HMOs, while in the spleen, they were increased in SMM + HMOs mice. Similarly, serum immunoglobulin A was also elevated in MFM + HMOs group. Distinct global gene expression of the gut was observed in each microbiota group, which was enhanced with HMOs supplementation. Overall, our data show that distinct infant gut microbiota due to maternal secretor status or consumption of dairy-based formula and HMO supplementation impacts immune cell composition, antibody response, and intestinal gene expression in a mouse model. IMPORTANCE Early life factors like neonatal diet modulate gut microbiota, which is important for the optimal gut and immune function. One such factor, human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs), the composition of which is determined by maternal secretor status, has a profound effect on infant gut microbiota. However, how the infant gut microbiota composition determined by maternal secretor status or consumption of infant formula devoid of HMOs impacts infant intestinal ammorphology, gene expression, and immune signature is not well explored. This study provides insights into the differential establishment of infant microbiota derived from infants fed by secretor or non-secretor mothers milk or those consuming infant formula and demonstrates that the secretor status of mothers promotes Bifidobacteria and Bacteroides sps. establishment. This study also shows that supplementation of pooled HMOs in mice changed immune cell composition in the spleen and mesenteric lymph nodes and immunoglobulins in circulation. Hence, this study highlights that maternal secretor status has a role in infant gut microbiota composition, and this, in turn, can impact host gut and immune system.
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- Manoj Gurung
- Microbiome and Metabolism Research Unit (MMRU), USDA-ARS, SEA, Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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- Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation Mother-Milk-Infant Center of Research Excellence, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Food Science, Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Food Science, Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
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- Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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- Microbiome and Metabolism Research Unit (MMRU), USDA-ARS, SEA, Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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- Microbiome and Metabolism Research Unit (MMRU), USDA-ARS, SEA, Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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Wiese GN, Biruete A, Stremke ER, Lindemann SR, Jannasch A, Moorthi RN, Moe SM, Swanson KS, Cross TW, Hill Gallant KM. Gut Microbiota and Uremic Retention Solutes in Adults With Moderate CKD: A 6-Day Controlled Feeding Study. J Ren Nutr 2024; 34:26-34. [PMID: 37468049 PMCID: PMC10792123 DOI: 10.1053/j.jrn.2023.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To determine serum and urine concentrations of the uremic retention solutes (URSs), indoxyl sulfate (IS), p-cresol sulfate (PCS), and trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO), and gut microbiota composition in individuals with moderate chronic kidney disease (CKD) compared with matched adults without CKD in a 6-day controlled feeding study. DESIGN AND METHODS This study was a secondary analysis in which 8 adults with moderate CKD were matched for age, sex, and race with 8 adults without CKD in a parallel-arm, 6-day controlled feeding study. IS, PCS, and TMAO were quantified using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry in fecal samples, fasting serum, and fasting spot urine samples collected at the end of the feeding period. RESULTS Fasting serum URS concentrations were 2.8 to 4.9x higher in CKD compared to controls (all P < .05). No differences were found in the composition of the gut microbiota between patients with and without CKD when analyzing samples for α-diversity, β-diversity, and only minor abundance differences across taxa were apparent. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was inversely related to each serum URS in the whole cohort (all P < .01). However, within groups the relationships between eGFR and serum URS remained strong for CKD patients for IS and TMAO (both P < .05) but weakened for PCS (P = .10). eGFR was only correlated with urine PCS in the whole cohort (P = .03); within groups, no correlation for eGFR with any urine URS was observed. Only urine TMAO was higher in CKD compared to controls (P < .05). CONCLUSION Serum URS concentrations are elevated in adults with CKD compared to matched non-CKD adults without differences in gut microbiota composition after consuming the same controlled study diet for 6 days. Future studies are needed to determine if specific dietary components may differentially alter the microbiota and URS.
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- Gretchen N Wiese
- Department of Nutrition Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana; US Renal Care, Lone Tree, Colorado
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- Department of Nutrition Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana; Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana; Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Department of Nutrition Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana; Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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- Bindley Bioscience Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana; Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
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- Department of Nutrition Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
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- Department of Nutrition Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana; Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana; Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN.
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Yao T, Deemer DG, Chen MH, Reuhs BL, Hamaker BR, Lindemann SR. Differences in fine arabinoxylan structures govern microbial selection and competition among human gut microbiota. Carbohydr Polym 2023; 316:121039. [PMID: 37321733 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Revised: 04/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Dietary fibers are known to modulate microbiome composition, but it is unclear to what extent minor fiber structural differences impact community assembly, microbial division of labor, and organismal metabolic responses. To test the hypothesis that fine linkage variations afford different ecological niches for distinct communities and metabolism, we employed a 7-day in vitro sequential batch fecal fermentation with four fecal inocula and measured responses using an integrated multi-omics approach. Two sorghum arabinoxylans (SAXs) were fermented, with one (RSAX) having slightly more complex branch linkages than the other (WSAX). Although there were minor glycoysl linkage differences, consortia on RSAX retained much higher species diversity (42 members) than on WSAX (18-23 members) with distinct species-level genomes and metabolic outcomes (e.g., higher short chain fatty acid production from RSAX and more lactic acid produced from WSAX). The major SAX-selected members were from genera of Bacteroides and Bifidobacterium and family Lachnospiraceae. Carbohydrate active enzyme (CAZyme) genes in metagenomes revealed broad AX-related hydrolytic potentials among key members; however, CAZyme genes enriched in different consortia displayed various catabolic domain fusions with diverse accessory motifs that differ among the two SAX types. These results suggest that fine polysaccharide structure exerts deterministic selection effect for distinct fermenting consortia.
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- Tianming Yao
- Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, 745 Agriculture Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, 745 Agriculture Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, 745 Agriculture Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA; Institute of Food Science and Technology of National Taiwan University. No. 1, Section 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, 745 Agriculture Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, 745 Agriculture Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, 745 Agriculture Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
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Ho E, Drake VJ, Michels AJ, Nkrumah-Elie YM, Brown LL, Scott JM, Newman JW, Shukitt-Hale B, Soumyanath A, Chilton FH, Lindemann SR, Shao A, Mitmesser SH. Perspective: Council for Responsible Nutrition Science in Session. Optimizing Health with Nutrition-Opportunities, Gaps, and the Future. Adv Nutr 2023; 14:948-958. [PMID: 37270030 PMCID: PMC10509435 DOI: 10.1016/j.advnut.2023.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Revised: 05/20/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/05/2023] Open
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Achieving optimal health is an aspirational goal for the population, yet the definition of health remains unclear. The role of nutrition in health has evolved beyond correcting malnutrition and specific deficiencies and has begun to focus more on achieving and maintaining 'optimal' health through nutrition. As such, the Council for Responsible Nutrition held its October 2022 Science in Session conference to advance this concept. Here, we summarize and discuss the findings of their Optimizing Health through Nutrition - Opportunities and Challenges workshop, including several gaps that need to be addressed to advance progress in the field. Defining and evaluating various indices of optimal health will require overcoming these key gaps. For example, there is a strong need to develop better biomarkers of nutrient status, including more accurate markers of food intake, as well as biomarkers of optimal health that account for maintaining resilience-the ability to recover from or respond to stressors without loss to physical and cognitive performance. In addition, there is a need to identify factors that drive individualized responses to nutrition, including genotype, metabotypes, and the gut microbiome, and to realize the opportunity of precision nutrition for optimal health. This review outlines hallmarks of resilience, provides current examples of nutritional factors to optimize cognitive and performance resilience, and gives an overview of various genetic, metabolic, and microbiome determinants of individualized responses.
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- Emily Ho
- Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon; Nutrition Program, College of Public Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon.
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- Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
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- National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Consortium for Health and Military Performance, Department of Military and Emergency Medicine, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Maryland
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- United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Western Human Nutrition Research Center, Davis, California
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- United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts
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- BENFRA Botanical Dietary Supplements Research Center, Department of Neurology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon
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- Center for Precision Nutrition and Wellness, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona; School of Nutritional Sciences and Wellness, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
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- ChromaDex External Research Program, Los Angeles, California
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Şahin M, Arioglu-Tuncil S, Ünver A, Deemer D, Lindemann SR, Tunçil YE. Dietary Fibers of Tree Nuts Differ in Composition and Distinctly Impact the Fecal Microbiota and Metabolic Outcomes In Vitro. J Agric Food Chem 2023. [PMID: 37334468 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c01415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/20/2023]
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This study aimed to evaluate and compare the effects of dietary fibers (DFs) of commercially important tree nuts (almond, cashew, hazelnut, pistachio, and walnut) on gut microbiota in vitro. Microbial compositions and short-chain fatty acids were determined using 16S rRNA sequencing and gas chromatography (GC), respectively. Neutral and acidic monosaccharides were analyzed using GC/MS and spectrophotometry, respectively. Our results revealed that cashew fibers exhibit higher butyrate formation compared to others. Accordingly, cashew fiber promoted butyric acid-producing bacteria-related operational taxonomic units (OTUs; Butyricimonas and Collinsella) at higher relative abundances. The higher butyrogenic capacity of cashew fiber is mainly attributed to its higher soluble/total DF ratio and remarkably distinct monosaccharide composition. Additionally, nut fibers stimulated family Lachnospiraceae- and Ruminococcaceae-related OTUs. These findings show that although the degree of promotion is nut type-dependent, nut fibers are generally capable of promoting beneficial microbes in the colon, further suggesting that DFs of tree nuts are contributing factors to their health-promoting effects.
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- Merve Şahin
- Food Engineering Department, Engineering Faculty, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya 42090, Türki̇ye
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- Nutrition and Dietetics Department, Nezahat Keleşoğlu Health Science Faculty, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya 42090, Türki̇ye
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- Food Engineering Department, Engineering Faculty, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya 42090, Türki̇ye
- Medical and Cosmetic Plants Application and Research Center, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya 42090, Türki̇ye
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- Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette 47907, Indiana, United States
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- Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette 47907, Indiana, United States
- Department of Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette 47907, Indiana, United States
- Department of Biological Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette 47907, Indiana, United States
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- Food Engineering Department, Engineering Faculty, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya 42090, Türki̇ye
- Medical and Cosmetic Plants Application and Research Center, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya 42090, Türki̇ye
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Daştan E, Çelik ÖF, Baş O, Bulut Z, Lindemann SR, Tugay MI, Değermenci M, Suvarıklı-Alan B, Nizamlıoğlu M, Tunçil YE. Sex-dependent colonic microbiota modulation by hazelnut ( Corylus avellana L.) dietary fiber. Food Funct 2023; 14:2896-2907. [PMID: 36891893 DOI: 10.1039/d3fo00570d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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Although many efforts have been made to characterize the functional properties of hazelnut constituents (mainly its oil, protein, and phenolics), those of its dietary fiber (DF) have not been elucidated yet. Here, we aimed to investigate the impact of DF of natural and roasted hazelnuts, and hazelnut skin on the colonic microbiota in vivo (C57BL/6J mouse models) by determining their composition through 16S rRNA sequencing and microbial short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) using gas chromatography. Our results revealed that hazelnut DF generally showed an acetogenic effect in male mice, whereas the same trend was not observed in the female counterparts. The 16S rRNA sequencing results showed that hazelnut DF, especially that of natural hazelnuts, increased the relative abundances of Lactobacillus-related OTUs that have probiotic potential. LEfSe analysis indicated that, for female mice, Lachnospiraceae, Prevotella, Ruminococcaceae, and Lactobacillus were found to be discriminators for DF of natural hazelnuts, roasted hazelnuts, hazelnut skin, and control, respectively, whereas Bacteroides, Lactobacillus, Prevotella, and Lactococcus were the discriminators for the male counterparts, respectively. This study clearly indicates that, although the roasting process slightly alters the functionalities, hazelnut DF favors beneficial microbes and stimulates beneficial microbial metabolites in the colon in a sex-dependent way, which could be a contributing factor to the health-promoting effects of hazelnuts. Furthermore, hazelnut skin, a byproduct of the hazelnut industry, was found to have potential to be utilized to produce functional DF targeting colonic health.
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- Elanur Daştan
- Food Engineering Department, Agricultural Faculty, Ordu University, Ordu, 52200, Türkiye.
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- Food Engineering Department, Agricultural Faculty, Ordu University, Ordu, 52200, Türkiye.
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Ordu University, Ordu, 52200, Türkiye
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Selçuk University, Konya, Türkiye
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Türkiye
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- Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, 47907, IN, USA
- Department of Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, 47907, IN, USA
- Department of Biological Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, 47907, IN, USA
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- Food Engineering Department, Agricultural Faculty, Ordu University, Ordu, 52200, Türkiye.
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Ordu University, Ordu, 52200, Türkiye
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Selçuk University, Konya, Türkiye
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Selçuk University, Konya, Türkiye
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- Food Engineering Department, Agricultural Faculty, Ordu University, Ordu, 52200, Türkiye.
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Wang Y, Lindemann SR, Cross TWL, Tang M, Clark CM, Campbell WW. Effects of adding lean red meat to a U.S.-Style Healthy Vegetarian Dietary Pattern on gut microbiota and cardiovascular risk factors in young adults: a crossover randomized-controlled trial. J Nutr 2023; 153:1439-1452. [PMID: 36921804 DOI: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2022] [Revised: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/09/2023] [Indexed: 03/14/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Limited research evidence exists on the effects of red meat on gut microbiota in human adults. OBJECTIVE We aim to assess the effects of consuming a Healthy U.S.-Style Dietary Pattern (HDP), without or with unprocessed or processed lean red meat, on gut microbiota and fecal short-chain fatty acids levels (SCFA) in healthy young adults. Secondary outcomes are cardiovascular disease risk factors. METHODS We conducted a randomized-controlled, cross-over trial with three 3-week dietary interventions, each separated by a 5-week washout period with habitual dietary intake. Nineteen participants (8 females, age 26 ± 4 years old, BMI 23 ± 3 kg/m2) consumed three study diets in random order: 1) healthy lacto-ovo vegetarian diet (LOV); 2) LOV plus 3 ounces/day of cooked unprocessed lean red meat (URM); and 3) LOV plus 3 ounces/day of cooked processed lean red meat (PRM). Fecal and fasting blood samples were collected before and during the last 2 weeks of each intervention. We measured fecal bacterial community structure using 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing (V4 region, primers 515F-806R). Community diversity, structure, and taxonomic composition were computed using Mothur v.1.44.3. RESULTS The addition of unprocessed or processed lean red meats to a LOV HDP did not influence short-term changes in bacterial taxonomic composition. Independent of red meat intake, the HDP led to changes in 23 bacteria; reductions in serum total cholesterol (TC) and LDL-C concentrations; but no changes in fecal SCFA, serum triglycerides, HDL-C, TC/HDL-C ratio, or blood pressures. With data from all 3 diet interventions combined, changes in some bacteria were associated with improvements in TC, LDL-C, HDL-C, TC/HDL-C ratio, and triglycerides. CONCLUSIONS Healthy young adults who adopt a HDP that may be vegetarian or omnivorous only including lean red meat experience short-term changes in gut microbial composition, which associate with improvements in multiple lipid-related cardiovascular risk factors. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRY NUMBER AND WEBSITE NCT03885544, https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03885544?cond=NCT03885544&draw=2&rank=1.
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- Yu Wang
- Department of Nutrition Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Nutrition Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Nutrition Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Nutrition Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
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Wang Y, Uffelman CN, Bergia RE, Clark CM, Reed JB, Cross TWL, Lindemann SR, Tang M, Campbell WW. Meat Consumption and Gut Microbiota: a Scoping Review of Literature and Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials in Adults. Adv Nutr 2023; 14:215-237. [PMID: 36822879 PMCID: PMC10229385 DOI: 10.1016/j.advnut.2022.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 09/27/2022] [Accepted: 10/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Emerging research indicates the importance of gut microbiota in mediating the relationship between meat intake and human health outcomes. We aimed to assess the state of available scientific literature on meat intake and gut microbiota in humans (PROSPERO, International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews, CRD42020135649). We first conducted a scoping review to identify observational and interventional studies on this topic. Searches were performed for English language articles using PubMed, Cochrane Library, Scopus, and CINAHL (Cumulated Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature) databases from inception to August 2021 and using keywords related to meat (inclusive of mammalian, avian, and aquatic subtypes) and gut microbiota. Of 14,680 records, 85 eligible articles were included in the scoping review, comprising 57 observational and 28 interventional studies. One prospective observational study and 13 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were identified in adults without diagnosed disease. We included the 13 RCTs, comprising 18 comparisons, in the systematic review to assess the effects of higher and lower intakes of total meat and meat subtypes on the gut microbiota composition. The bacterial composition was differentially affected by consuming diets with and without meat or with varied meat subtypes. For example, higher meat intake tended to decrease population sizes of genera Anerostipes and Faecalibacterium, but it increased the population size of Roseburia across studies. However, the magnitude and directionality of most microbial responses varied, with inconsistent patterns of responses across studies. The data were insufficient for comparison within or between meat subtypes. The paucity of research, especially among meat subtypes, and heterogeneity of findings underscore the need for more well-designed prospective studies and full-feeding RCTs to address the relationships between and effects of consuming total meat and meat subtypes on gut microbiota, respectively.
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- Yu Wang
- Department of Nutrition Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Nutrition Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Nutrition Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Nutrition Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Libraries and School of Information Studies, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Nutrition Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Nutrition Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
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Nasir A, Ahmad W, Sattar F, Ashfaq I, Lindemann SR, Chen MH, Van den Ende W, Ӧner ET, Kirtel O, Khaliq S, Ghauri MA, Anwar MA. Production of a high molecular weight levan by Bacillus paralicheniformis, an industrially and agriculturally important isolate from the buffalo grass rhizosphere. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2022; 115:1101-1112. [PMID: 35840814 DOI: 10.1007/s10482-022-01760-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
A new exopolysaccharide (EPS) producing Gram-positive bacterium was isolated from the rhizosphere of Bouteloua dactyloides (buffalo grass) and its EPS product was structurally characterized. The isolate, designated as LB1-1A, was identified as Bacillus paralicheniformis based on 16S rRNA gene sequence and phylogenetic tree analysis. The EPS produced by LB1-1A was identified as a levan, having β(2 → 6) linked backbone with β(2 → 1) linkages at the branch points (4.66%). The isolate LB1-1A yielded large amount (~ 42 g/l) of levan having high weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 5.517 × 107 Da. The relatively low degree of branching and high molecular weight of this levan makes B. paralicheniformis LB1-1A a promising candidate for industrial applications.
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- Anam Nasir
- Industrial Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering College, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (NIBGE-C, PIEAS), Punjab, 38000, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Industrial Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering College, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (NIBGE-C, PIEAS), Punjab, 38000, Faisalabad, Pakistan
- Department of Microbiology, Abbottabad University of Science and Technology, Havelian, Abbottabad, Pakistan
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- Industrial Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering College, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (NIBGE-C, PIEAS), Punjab, 38000, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Industrial Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering College, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (NIBGE-C, PIEAS), Punjab, 38000, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Food Science, Purdue University, 745 Agriculture Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Department of Food Science, Purdue University, 745 Agriculture Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
- Institute of Food Science and Technology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Plant Biology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- IBSB-Industrial Biotechnology and Systems Biology Research Group, Department of Bioengineering, Marmara University, Göztepe Campus, Istanbul, Turkey
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- IBSB-Industrial Biotechnology and Systems Biology Research Group, Department of Bioengineering, Marmara University, Göztepe Campus, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Industrial Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering College, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (NIBGE-C, PIEAS), Punjab, 38000, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Industrial Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering College, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (NIBGE-C, PIEAS), Punjab, 38000, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Industrial Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering College, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (NIBGE-C, PIEAS), Punjab, 38000, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
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Song HS, Lindemann SR, Lee DY. Editorial: Predictive Modeling of Human Microbiota and Their Role in Health and Disease. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:782871. [PMID: 34917060 PMCID: PMC8668940 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.782871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 11/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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- Hyun-Seob Song
- Department of Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, United States.,Department of Food Science and Technology, Nebraska Food for Health Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, United States
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- Department of Food Science, Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States.,Department of Nutrition Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea
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Parois SP, Eicher SD, Lindemann SR, Marchant JN. Potential improvements of the cognition of piglets through a synbiotic supplementation from 1 to 28 days via the gut microbiota. Sci Rep 2021; 11:24113. [PMID: 34916559 PMCID: PMC8677727 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-03565-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
The influence of feed supplements on behavior and memory has been recently studied in livestock. The objectives of the study were to evaluate the effects of a synbiotic on: an episodic-like (SOR: Spontaneous Object Recognition), a working (BARR: Fence barrier task), a long-term (TMAZE: Spatial T-maze task) memory test and on gut microbiota composition. Eighteen female piglets were supplemented from 1 to 28 days of age with a synbiotic (SYN), while 17 served as control (CTL). Feces were collected on days 16, 33 and 41 for 16S rRNA gene composition analyses. In the SOR, SYN piglets interacted more quickly with the novel object than CTL piglets. In the BARR, SYN piglets had shorter distances to finish the test in trial 3. In the TMAZE, SYN piglets were quicker to succeed on specific days and tended to try the new rewarded arm earlier during the reversal stage. Difference of microbiota composition between treatments was nonexistent on D16, a tendency on D33 and significant on D41. The synbiotic supplement may confer memory advantages in different cognitive tasks, regardless of the nature of the reward and the memory request. Difference in memory abilities can potentially be explained by differences in microbiota composition.
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- Severine P Parois
- PEGASE, Agrocampus Ouest, INRA, Saint-Gilles, France.
- USDA-ARS, Livestock Behavior Research Unit, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
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- USDA-ARS, Livestock Behavior Research Unit, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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Davies FK, Fricker AD, Robins MM, Dempster TA, McGowen J, Charania M, Beliaev AS, Lindemann SR, Posewitz MC. Microbiota associated with the large-scale outdoor cultivation of the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002. ALGAL RES 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2021.102382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Romero Marcia AD, Yao T, Chen MH, Oles RE, Lindemann SR. Fine Carbohydrate Structure of Dietary Resistant Glucans Governs the Structure and Function of Human Gut Microbiota. Nutrients 2021; 13:nu13092924. [PMID: 34578800 PMCID: PMC8467459 DOI: 10.3390/nu13092924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Revised: 08/19/2021] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Increased dietary fiber consumption has been shown to increase human gut microbial diversity, but the mechanisms driving this effect remain unclear. One possible explanation is that microbes are able to divide metabolic labor in consumption of complex carbohydrates, which are composed of diverse glycosidic linkages that require specific cognate enzymes for degradation. However, as naturally derived fibers vary in both sugar composition and linkage structure, it is challenging to separate out the impact of each of these variables. We hypothesized that fine differences in carbohydrate linkage structure would govern microbial community structure and function independently of variation in glycosyl residue composition. To test this hypothesis, we fermented commercially available soluble resistant glucans, which are uniformly composed of glucose linked in different structural arrangements, in vitro with fecal inocula from each of three individuals. We measured metabolic outputs (pH, gas, and short-chain fatty acid production) and community structure via 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing. We determined that community metabolic outputs from identical glucans were highly individual, emerging from divergent initial microbiome structures. However, specific operational taxonomic units (OTUs) responded similarly in growth responses across individuals’ microbiota, though in context-dependent ways; these data suggested that certain taxa were more efficient in competing for some structures than others. Together, these data support the hypothesis that variation in linkage structure, independent of sugar composition, governs compositional and functional responses of microbiota.
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- Arianna D. Romero Marcia
- Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA; (A.D.R.M.); (T.Y.); (M.-H.C.); (R.E.O.)
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- Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA; (A.D.R.M.); (T.Y.); (M.-H.C.); (R.E.O.)
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- Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA; (A.D.R.M.); (T.Y.); (M.-H.C.); (R.E.O.)
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- Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA; (A.D.R.M.); (T.Y.); (M.-H.C.); (R.E.O.)
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- Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA; (A.D.R.M.); (T.Y.); (M.-H.C.); (R.E.O.)
- Department of Nutrition Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-765-494-9207
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Zhao S, Dien BS, Lindemann SR, Chen MH. Controlling autohydrolysis conditions to produce xylan-derived fibers that modulate gut microbiota responses and metabolic outputs. Carbohydr Polym 2021; 271:118418. [PMID: 34364559 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2021.118418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2021] [Revised: 07/06/2021] [Accepted: 07/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Autohydrolysis is used for producing xylan-derived oligosaccharides from lignocellulosic biomass. Although numerous studies report optimized autohydrolysis conditions for various plants, few of these studies correlate process parameters with the resulting structural properties to their impact on intestinal bacterial communities. Thus, to further clarify these relationships, beechwood xylan (BWX)-derived substrates, processed under five conditions, were fermented in vitro by human gut microbiota. Autohydrolysis reduced the mean molecular size and substitutions of BWX. Distinct fermentation kinetics were observed with differing processing of BWX substrates, which correlated with impacts on community species evenness. The relative abundances of Bacteroides, Fusicatenibacter, Bifidobacterium, and Megasphaera within the fermentations varied with processing conditions. While the total short-chain fatty acid concentrations were the same among the treatments, processing conditions varied the extent of propionate and butyrate generation. Autolysis parameters may be an important tool for optimizing beneficial effects of xylan-derived fibers on human gut microbiota structure and function.
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- Sainan Zhao
- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Block N1.2, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637459, Singapore
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- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Bioenergy Research Unit, 1815 North University Street, Peoria, IL 61604, USA
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- Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, 745 Agriculture Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States; Department of Nutrition Science, Purdue University, 700 W. State Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Block N1.2, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637459, Singapore.
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Yao T, Chen MH, Lindemann SR. Structurally complex carbohydrates maintain diversity in gut-derived microbial consortia under high dilution pressure. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2021; 96:5894914. [PMID: 32815998 DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiaa158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2020] [Accepted: 08/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Dietary fibers are major substrates for maintaining and shaping gut microbiota, but the structural specificity of these fibers for the diversity, structure and function of gut microbiota are poorly understood. Here, we employed an in vitro sequential batch fecal culture approach to address two ecological questions: (i) whether the chemical complexity of a carbohydrate influences its ability to maintain microbial diversity against high dilution pressure (ii) whether substrate structuring or obligate microbe-microbe metabolic interactions (e.g. exchange of amino acids or vitamins) exert more influence on maintained diversity. Sorghum arabinoxylan (SAX, a complex polysaccharide), inulin (a low-complexity oligosaccharide) and their corresponding monosaccharide controls were selected as model carbohydrates. Our results demonstrate that complex carbohydrates stably sustain diverse microbial consortia. Furthermore, other metabolic interactions were less influential in structuring microbial consortia consuming SAX than inulin. Finally, very similar final consortia were enriched on SAX from the same individual's fecal microbiota one month later, suggesting that polysaccharide structure is more influential than stochastic alterations in microbiome composition in governing the outcomes of sequential batch cultivation experiments. These data suggest that carbohydrate structural complexity affords independent niches that structure fermenting microbial consortia, whereas other metabolic interactions govern the composition of communities fermenting simpler carbohydrates.
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- Tianming Yao
- Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, 745 Agriculture Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, 745 Agriculture Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, 745 Agriculture Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.,Department of Nutrition Science, Purdue University, 700 W. State Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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Madigan MT, Kempher ML, Bender KS, Jung DO, Sattley WM, Lindemann SR, Konopka AE, Dohnalkova AC, Fredrickson JK. A green sulfur bacterium from epsomitic Hot Lake, Washington, USA. Can J Microbiol 2020; 67:332-341. [PMID: 33136441 DOI: 10.1139/cjm-2020-0462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Hot Lake is a small heliothermal and hypersaline lake in far north-central Washington State (USA) and is limnologically unusual because MgSO4 rather than NaCl is the dominant salt. In late summer, the Hot Lake metalimnion becomes distinctly green from blooms of planktonic phototrophs. In a study undertaken over 60 years ago, these blooms were predicted to include green sulfur bacteria, but no cultures were obtained. We sampled Hot Lake and established enrichment cultures for phototrophic sulfur bacteria in MgSO4-rich sulfidic media. Most enrichments turned green or red within 2 weeks, and from green-colored enrichments, pure cultures of a lobed green sulfur bacterium (phylum Chlorobi) were isolated. Phylogenetic analyses showed the organism to be a species of the prosthecate green sulfur bacterium Prosthecochloris. Cultures of this Hot Lake phototroph were halophilic and tolerated high levels of sulfide and MgSO4. In addition, unlike all recognized species of Prosthecochloris, the Hot Lake isolates grew at temperatures up to 45 °C, indicating an adaptation to the warm summer temperatures of the lake. Photoautotrophy by Hot Lake green sulfur bacteria may contribute dissolved organic matter to anoxic zones of the lake, and their diazotrophic capacity may provide a key source of bioavailable nitrogen, as well.
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- Michael T Madigan
- Department of Microbiology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Plant Sciences, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA
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- Division of Natural Sciences, Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, IN 46953, USA
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- Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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Molki B, Call DR, Ha PT, Omsland A, Gang DR, Lindemann SR, Killiny N, Beyenal H. Growth of 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus' in a host-free microbial culture is associated with microbial community composition. Enzyme Microb Technol 2020; 142:109691. [PMID: 33220870 DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2020.109691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2020] [Revised: 09/22/2020] [Accepted: 10/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus' ('Ca. L. asiaticus'), the suspected causative agent of citrus greening disease, is one of many phloem-restricted plant pathogens that have not been isolated and grown in an axenic culture. In this study, infected Asian citrus psyllids were used to prepare a host-free source of 'Ca. L. asiaticus'. Host-free mixed microbial cultures of 'Ca. L. asiaticus' were grown in the presence of various antibiotic treatments to alter the composition of the microbial communities. Our hypothesis was that the presence of selected antibiotics would enhance or reduce the presence of 'Ca. L. asiaticus' in a host-free culture composed of a mixed bacterial population through changes in the microbial community structure. We determined how 'Ca. L. asiaticus' growth changed with the various treatments. Treatment with vancomycin (50 μg/mL), streptomycin (0.02 μg/mL), or polymyxin B (4 μg/mL) was associated with an increased abundance of 'Ca. L. asiaticus' of 7.35 ± 0.27, 5.56 ± 0.15, or 4.54 ± 0.83 fold, respectively, compared to untreated mixed microbial cultures, while treatment with 100 μg/mL vancomycin; 0.5, 1, or 2 μg/mL streptomycin; or 0.5 μg/mL of polymyxin B was associated with reduced growth. In addition, the growth of 'Ca. L. asiaticus' was associated with the microbial community composition of the mixed microbial cultures. A positive relationship between the presence of the Pseudomonadaceae family and 'Ca. L. asiaticus' growth was observed, while the presence of 'Ca. L. asiaticus' was below the detection limit in cultures that displayed high abundances of Bacillus cereus. Our findings offer strategies for developing effective axenic culture conditions and suggest that enrichment of the Bacillaceae family could serve as a paratransgenic approach to controlling citrus greening disease.
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- Banafsheh Molki
- Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
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- Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
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- Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
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- Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Citrus Research and Education Center, IFAS, University of Florida, Lake Alfred, FL, USA
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- Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA.
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Although microbes competing for simple substrates are well-known to obey the ecological competitive exclusion principle, little is known regarding how complex substrates influence the ecology of microbial communities. The vast structural diversity of polysaccharides makes them ideal substrates for cooperative microbial degradation. Potential mechanisms for division of metabolic labor in microbial communities consuming polysaccharides are 1) complementary differences in gene content, 2) alternate regulation of polysaccharide degradation genes, 3) subtle differences in hydrolytic enzyme functionality, and 4) specialization in transport and consumption of hydrolysis products. Engineering division of labor in polysaccharide degradation using these mechanisms as control points may improve our ability to engineer microbiomes for improved productivity and stability in diverse environments.
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- Stephen R Lindemann
- Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA.,Department of Nutrition Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA
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Wiese GN, Biruete A, Moorthi RN, Moe SM, Lindemann SR, Hill Gallant KM. Plant-Based Diets, the Gut Microbiota, and Trimethylamine N-Oxide Production in Chronic Kidney Disease: Therapeutic Potential and Methodological Considerations. J Ren Nutr 2020; 31:121-131. [PMID: 32616440 DOI: 10.1053/j.jrn.2020.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2019] [Revised: 04/01/2020] [Accepted: 04/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
High circulating trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality in people with chronic kidney disease (CKD). In individuals with CKD, reduced kidney function leads to decreased excretion of TMAO, which results in accumulation in the circulation. Higher circulating TMAO has been linked to higher intake of animal-based foods in omnivorous diets. Thus, plant-based diets have been suggested as an intervention to slow the progression of CKD and reduce cardiovascular risk, perhaps explained in part by reduced TMAO production. This article reviews the current evidence on plant-based diets as a dietary intervention to decrease gut-derived TMAO production in patients with CKD, while highlighting methodological issues that present challenges to advancing research and subsequent translation of this approach. Overall, we find that plant-based diets are promising for reducing gut-derived TMAO production in patients with CKD but that further interventional studies are warranted.
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- Gretchen N Wiese
- Department of Nutrition Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
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- Division of Nephrology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana; Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology, and Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Division of Nephrology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Division of Nephrology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana; Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology, and Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana; Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Department of Nutrition Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana; Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
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- Department of Nutrition Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana; Division of Nephrology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Hillman ET, Kozik AJ, Hooker CA, Burnett JL, Heo Y, Kiesel VA, Nevins CJ, Oshiro JM, Robins MM, Thakkar RD, Wu ST, Lindemann SR. Comparative genomics of the genus Roseburia reveals divergent biosynthetic pathways that may influence colonic competition among species. Microb Genom 2020; 6:mgen000399. [PMID: 32589566 PMCID: PMC7478625 DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.000399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2019] [Accepted: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Roseburia species are important denizens of the human gut microbiome that ferment complex polysaccharides to butyrate as a terminal fermentation product, which influences human physiology and serves as an energy source for colonocytes. Previous comparative genomics analyses of the genus Roseburia have examined polysaccharide degradation genes. Here, we characterize the core and pangenomes of the genus Roseburia with respect to central carbon and energy metabolism, as well as biosynthesis of amino acids and B vitamins using orthology-based methods, uncovering significant differences among species in their biosynthetic capacities. Variation in gene content among Roseburia species and strains was most significant for cofactor biosynthesis. Unlike all other species of Roseburia that we analysed, Roseburia inulinivorans strains lacked biosynthetic genes for riboflavin or pantothenate but possessed folate biosynthesis genes. Differences in gene content for B vitamin synthesis were matched with differences in putative salvage and synthesis strategies among species. For example, we observed extended biotin salvage capabilities in R. intestinalis strains, which further suggest that B vitamin acquisition strategies may impact fitness in the gut ecosystem. As differences in the functional potential to synthesize components of biomass (e.g. amino acids, vitamins) can drive interspecies interactions, variation in auxotrophies of the Roseburia spp. genomes may influence in vivo gut ecology. This study serves to advance our understanding of the potential metabolic interactions that influence the ecology of Roseburia spp. and, ultimately, may provide a basis for rational strategies to manipulate the abundances of these species.
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- Ethan T. Hillman
- Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
- Purdue University Interdisciplinary Life Science Program (PULSe), Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Purdue University Interdisciplinary Life Science Program (PULSe), Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
- Department of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
- Present address: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Nutrition Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
- Present address: Department of Soil and Water Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32603, USA
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- Department of Nutrition Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
- Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Purdue University Interdisciplinary Life Science Program (PULSe), Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
- Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
- Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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Thakkar RD, Tuncil YE, Hamaker BR, Lindemann SR. Maize Bran Particle Size Governs the Community Composition and Metabolic Output of Human Gut Microbiota in in vitro Fermentations. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:1009. [PMID: 32523569 PMCID: PMC7261838 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2020] [Accepted: 04/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Differences in the chemical and physical properties of dietary fibers are increasingly known to exert effects on their fermentation by gut microbiota. Here, we demonstrate that maize bran particle size fractions show metabolic output and microbial community differences similar to those we previously observed for wheat brans. As for wheat brans, maize bran particles varied in starch and protein content and in sugar composition with respect to size. We fermented maize bran particles varying in size in vitro with human fecal microbiota as inocula, measuring their metabolic fate [i.e., short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs)] and resulting community structure (via 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing). Metabolically, acetate, propionate and butyrate productions were size-dependent. 16S rRNA sequencing revealed that the size-dependent SCFA production was linked to divergent microbial community structures, which exerted effects at fine taxonomic resolution (the genus and species level). These results further suggest that the physical properties of bran particles, such as size, are important variables governing microbial community compositional and metabolic responses.
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- Riya D Thakkar
- Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States
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- Food Engineering Department, Ordu University, Ordu, Turkey
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- Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States
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- Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States
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Parois SP, Duttlinger AW, Richert BT, Lindemann SR, Johnson JS, Marchant-Forde JN. Effects of Three Distinct 2-Week Long Diet Strategies After Transport on Weaned Pigs' Short and Long-Term Welfare Markers, Behaviors, and Microbiota. Front Vet Sci 2020; 7:140. [PMID: 32258069 PMCID: PMC7090170 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2020.00140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2019] [Accepted: 02/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Alternative feed supplements have shown promising effects in terms of performance, but their effects on welfare have had little evaluation. In the present study, we aimed at evaluating the effect of diet supplementation on welfare indicators. A total of 246 piglets were weaned and transported for 12 h. After transport, they were assigned to one of 3 diets for a 14-day period: A-an antibiotic diet including chlortetracycline and tiamulin, NA-a control diet without any antibiotic or feed supplement, GLN-a diet including 0.20% L-glutamine. After the 14-day period, all piglets were fed the same diet. Tear staining was measured 11 times post-weaning (from d0 to 147). Skin lesions were counted before and after weaning (d-2, 2, and 36). Novel object tests (NOT) were done in groups 4 times post-weaning (d17, 47, 85, 111). Samples for 16S rRNA gene composition were collected prior to transport (d0), following the 14-day period (d14) and at the conclusion of the nursery phase (d34). The NA pigs appeared less interested in novel objects. On d17, they avoided the object less than A pigs (P < 0.05). They spent less time exploring the object on d85 and took longer to interact with the object on d111 than A and GLN pigs (P < 0.05). NA pigs also appeared more sensitive to environment and management. They had larger tear stains than GLN pigs on d84 and 110 (P < 0.05). On d2, NA pigs had more lesions than A and GLN (P < 0.01). In terms of microbiota composition, GLN had higher α-diversity than A and NA (P < 0.001). Differences between dietary treatments were absent at d0, were demonstrated at d14 and disappeared at d34. Pearson correlations between aggression, stress and anxiety indicators and bacterial populations were medium to high from 0.31 to 0.69. The results demonstrate that short-term feeding strategy can have both short- and long-term effects on behavior and welfare, that may partly be explained by changes in gut microbiota composition. Supplementation with GLN appears to confer similar benefits to dietary antibiotics and thus could be a viable alternative.
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- Severine P. Parois
- PEGASE, Agrocampus Ouest, INRA, Saint-Gilles, France
- USDA-ARS, Livestock Behavior Research Unit, West Lafayette, IN, United States
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States
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- Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States
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- USDA-ARS, Livestock Behavior Research Unit, West Lafayette, IN, United States
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Lee JY, Haruta S, Kato S, Bernstein HC, Lindemann SR, Lee DY, Fredrickson JK, Song HS. Prediction of Neighbor-Dependent Microbial Interactions From Limited Population Data. Front Microbiol 2020; 10:3049. [PMID: 32038529 PMCID: PMC6985286 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.03049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2019] [Accepted: 12/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Modulation of interspecies interactions by the presence of neighbor species is a key ecological factor that governs dynamics and function of microbial communities, yet the development of theoretical frameworks explicit for understanding context-dependent interactions are still nascent. In a recent study, we proposed a novel rule-based inference method termed the Minimal Interspecies Interaction Adjustment (MIIA) that predicts the reorganization of interaction networks in response to the addition of new species such that the modulation in interaction coefficients caused by additional members is minimal. While the theoretical basis of MIIA was established through the previous work by assuming the full availability of species abundance data in axenic, binary, and complex communities, its extension to actual microbial ecology can be highly constrained in cases that species have not been cultured axenically (e.g., due to their inability to grow in the absence of specific partnerships) because binary interaction coefficients - basic parameters required for implementing the MIIA - are inestimable without axenic and binary population data. Thus, here we present an alternative formulation based on the following two central ideas. First, in the case where only data from axenic cultures are unavailable, we remove axenic populations from governing equations through appropriate scaling. This allows us to predict neighbor-dependent interactions in a relative sense (i.e., fractional change of interactions between with versus without neighbors). Second, in the case where both axenic and binary populations are missing, we parameterize binary interaction coefficients to determine their values through a sensitivity analysis. Through the case study of two microbial communities with distinct characteristics and complexity (i.e., a three-member community where all members can grow independently, and a four-member community that contains member species whose growth is dependent on other species), we demonstrated that despite data limitation, the proposed new formulation was able to successfully predict interspecies interactions that are consistent with experimentally derived results. Therefore, this technical advancement enhances our ability to predict context-dependent interspecies interactions in a broad range of microbial systems without being limited to specific growth conditions as a pre-requisite.
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- Joon-Yong Lee
- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, Japan
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Sapporo, Japan
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- Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics, UiT - The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway.,The Arctic Centre for Sustainable Energy, UiT - The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States
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- Bioprocessing Technology Institute, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, Singapore.,School of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States.,Department of Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, United States.,Nebraska Food for Health Center, Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, United States
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Biruete A, Hill Gallant KM, Lindemann SR, Wiese GN, Chen NX, Moe SM. Phosphate Binders and Nonphosphate Effects in the Gastrointestinal Tract. J Ren Nutr 2020; 30:4-10. [PMID: 30846238 PMCID: PMC6722023 DOI: 10.1053/j.jrn.2019.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2018] [Revised: 12/03/2018] [Accepted: 01/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Phosphate binders are commonly prescribed in patients with end-stage kidney disease to prevent and treat hyperphosphatemia. These binders are usually associated with gastrointestinal distress, may bind molecules other than phosphate, and may alter the gut microbiota, altogether having systemic effects unrelated to phosphate control. Sevelamer is the most studied of the available binders for nonphosphate-related effects including binding to bile acids, endotoxins, gut microbiota-derived metabolites, and advanced glycation end products. Other binders (calcium- and noncalcium-based binders) may bind vitamins, such as vitamin K and folic acid. Moreover, the relatively new iron-based phosphate binders may alter the gut microbiota, as some of the iron or organic ligands may be used by the gastrointestinal bacteria. The objective of this narrative review is to provide the current evidence for the nonphosphate effects of phosphate binders on gastrointestinal function, nutrient and molecule binding, and the gut microbiome.
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- Annabel Biruete
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana; Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana; Department of Nutrition Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
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- Department of Nutrition Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana; Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
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- Department of Nutrition Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana; Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana; Department of Medicine, Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Lawson CE, Harcombe WR, Hatzenpichler R, Lindemann SR, Löffler FE, O'Malley MA, García Martín H, Pfleger BF, Raskin L, Venturelli OS, Weissbrodt DG, Noguera DR, McMahon KD. Common principles and best practices for engineering microbiomes. Nat Rev Microbiol 2019; 17:725-741. [PMID: 31548653 PMCID: PMC8323346 DOI: 10.1038/s41579-019-0255-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 224] [Impact Index Per Article: 44.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Despite broad scientific interest in harnessing the power of Earth's microbiomes, knowledge gaps hinder their efficient use for addressing urgent societal and environmental challenges. We argue that structuring research and technology developments around a design-build-test-learn (DBTL) cycle will advance microbiome engineering and spur new discoveries of the basic scientific principles governing microbiome function. In this Review, we present key elements of an iterative DBTL cycle for microbiome engineering, focusing on generalizable approaches, including top-down and bottom-up design processes, synthetic and self-assembled construction methods, and emerging tools to analyse microbiome function. These approaches can be used to harness microbiomes for broad applications related to medicine, agriculture, energy and the environment. We also discuss key challenges and opportunities of each approach and synthesize them into best practice guidelines for engineering microbiomes. We anticipate that adoption of a DBTL framework will rapidly advance microbiome-based biotechnologies aimed at improving human and animal health, agriculture and enabling the bioeconomy.
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- Christopher E Lawson
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
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- Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA
- Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA
- Thermal Biology Institute, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA
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- Center for Environmental Biotechnology, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Knoxville, TN, USA
- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbra, CA, USA
- DOE Joint Bioenergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, USA
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- DOE Joint Bioenergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, USA
- Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
- DOE Agile BioFoundry, Emeryville, CA, USA
- Basque Center for Applied Mathematics, Bilbao, Spain
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
- Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
- DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
- Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
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Sevim V, Lee J, Egan R, Clum A, Hundley H, Lee J, Everroad RC, Detweiler AM, Bebout BM, Pett-Ridge J, Göker M, Murray AE, Lindemann SR, Klenk HP, O'Malley R, Zane M, Cheng JF, Copeland A, Daum C, Singer E, Woyke T. Shotgun metagenome data of a defined mock community using Oxford Nanopore, PacBio and Illumina technologies. Sci Data 2019; 6:285. [PMID: 31772173 PMCID: PMC6879543 DOI: 10.1038/s41597-019-0287-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2019] [Accepted: 10/31/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Metagenomic sequence data from defined mock communities is crucial for the assessment of sequencing platform performance and downstream analyses, including assembly, binning and taxonomic assignment. We report a comparison of shotgun metagenome sequencing and assembly metrics of a defined microbial mock community using the Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) MinION, PacBio and Illumina sequencing platforms. Our synthetic microbial community BMock12 consists of 12 bacterial strains with genome sizes spanning 3.2–7.2 Mbp, 40–73% GC content, and 1.5–7.3% repeats. Size selection of both PacBio and ONT sequencing libraries prior to sequencing was essential to yield comparable relative abundances of organisms among all sequencing technologies. While the Illumina-based metagenome assembly yielded good coverage with few misassemblies, contiguity was greatly improved by both, Illumina + ONT and Illumina + PacBio hybrid assemblies but increased misassemblies, most notably in genomes with high sequence similarity to each other. Our resulting datasets allow evaluation and benchmarking of bioinformatics software on Illumina, PacBio and ONT platforms in parallel. Measurement(s) | metagenomic data • sequence_assembly | Technology Type(s) | ONT MinION • Illumina sequencing • PacBio RS II | Factor Type(s) | sequencing platform | Sample Characteristic - Organism | Bacteria | Sample Characteristic - Environment | mock community |
Machine-accessible metadata file describing the reported data: 10.6084/m9.figshare.10260740
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- Volkan Sevim
- DOE Joint Genome Institute, 2800 Mitchell Drive, Walnut Creek, CA, 94598, USA
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- DOE Joint Genome Institute, 2800 Mitchell Drive, Walnut Creek, CA, 94598, USA
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- DOE Joint Genome Institute, 2800 Mitchell Drive, Walnut Creek, CA, 94598, USA
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- DOE Joint Genome Institute, 2800 Mitchell Drive, Walnut Creek, CA, 94598, USA
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- DOE Joint Genome Institute, 2800 Mitchell Drive, Walnut Creek, CA, 94598, USA
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- DOE Joint Genome Institute, 2800 Mitchell Drive, Walnut Creek, CA, 94598, USA
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- NASA Ames Research Center, Exobiology Branch, Moffett Field, CA, 94035, USA
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- NASA Ames Research Center, Exobiology Branch, Moffett Field, CA, 94035, USA.,Bay Area Environmental Research Institute, Moffett Field, CA, 94035, USA
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- NASA Ames Research Center, Exobiology Branch, Moffett Field, CA, 94035, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Nuclear and Chemical Science Division, 7000 East Ave, Livermore, CA, 94550-9234, USA
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- Leibniz-Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH, Inhoffenstraße 7B, 38124, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Desert Research Institute, Division of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, 2215 Raggio Pkwy, Reno, NV, 89512, USA
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- Newcastle University, School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Ridley Building 2, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
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- DOE Joint Genome Institute, 2800 Mitchell Drive, Walnut Creek, CA, 94598, USA
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- DOE Joint Genome Institute, 2800 Mitchell Drive, Walnut Creek, CA, 94598, USA
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- DOE Joint Genome Institute, 2800 Mitchell Drive, Walnut Creek, CA, 94598, USA
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- DOE Joint Genome Institute, 2800 Mitchell Drive, Walnut Creek, CA, 94598, USA
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- DOE Joint Genome Institute, 2800 Mitchell Drive, Walnut Creek, CA, 94598, USA
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- DOE Joint Genome Institute, 2800 Mitchell Drive, Walnut Creek, CA, 94598, USA. .,Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.
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- DOE Joint Genome Institute, 2800 Mitchell Drive, Walnut Creek, CA, 94598, USA.
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Bohutskyi P, McClure RS, Hill EA, Nelson WC, Chrisler WB, Nuñez JR, Renslow RS, Charania MA, Lindemann SR, Beliaev AS. Metabolic effects of vitamin B12 on physiology, stress resistance, growth rate and biomass productivity of Cyanobacterium stanieri planktonic and biofilm cultures. ALGAL RES 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2019.101580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Zengler K, Hofmockel K, Baliga NS, Behie SW, Bernstein HC, Brown JB, Dinneny JR, Floge SA, Forry SP, Hess M, Jackson SA, Jansson C, Lindemann SR, Pett-Ridge J, Maranas C, Venturelli OS, Wallenstein MD, Shank EA, Northen TR. EcoFABs: advancing microbiome science through standardized fabricated ecosystems. Nat Methods 2019; 16:567-571. [PMID: 31227812 PMCID: PMC6733021 DOI: 10.1038/s41592-019-0465-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
Microbiomes play critical roles in ecosystems and human health, yet in most cases scientists lack standardized and reproducible model microbial communities. The development of fabricated microbial ecosystems, which we term EcoFABs, will provide such model systems for microbiome studies.
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- Karsten Zengler
- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
- Center for Microbiome Innovation, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
- Department of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
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- Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle, WA, USA
- Departments of Microbiology and Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
- The Norwegian College of Fishery Science and Arctic Centre for Sustainable Energy, UiT-The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Centre for Computational Biology, School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Statistics Department, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Preminon, LLC, Antioch, CA, USA
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- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
- Department of Biology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Biosystems and Biomaterials Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Biosystems and Biomaterials Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
- Department of Nutrition Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA.
- DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA, USA.
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Song HS, Lee JY, Haruta S, Nelson WC, Lee DY, Lindemann SR, Fredrickson JK, Bernstein HC. Minimal Interspecies Interaction Adjustment (MIIA): Inference of Neighbor-Dependent Interactions in Microbial Communities. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:1264. [PMID: 31263456 PMCID: PMC6584816 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2019] [Accepted: 05/21/2019] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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An intriguing aspect in microbial communities is that pairwise interactions can be influenced by neighboring species. This creates context dependencies for microbial interactions that are based on the functional composition of the community. Context dependent interactions are ecologically important and clearly present in nature, yet firmly established theoretical methods are lacking from many modern computational investigations. Here, we propose a novel network inference method that enables predictions for interspecies interactions affected by shifts in community composition and species populations. Our approach first identifies interspecies interactions in binary communities, which is subsequently used as a basis to infer modulation in more complex multi-species communities based on the assumption that microbes minimize adjustments of pairwise interactions in response to neighbor species. We termed this rule-based inference minimal interspecies interaction adjustment (MIIA). Our critical assessment of MIIA has produced reliable predictions of shifting interspecies interactions that are dependent on the functional role of neighbor organisms. We also show how MIIA has been applied to a microbial community composed of competing soil bacteria to elucidate a new finding that – in many cases – adding fewer competitors could impose more significant impact on binary interactions. The ability to predict membership-dependent community behavior is expected to help deepen our understanding of how microbiomes are organized in nature and how they may be designed and/or controlled in the future.
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- Hyun-Seob Song
- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, Japan
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States
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- Bioprocessing Technology Institute, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, Singapore.,School of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea
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- Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States.,Department of Nutrition Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States
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- Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics, UiT - The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway.,The Arctic Centre for Sustainable Energy, UiT - The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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Although ecological principles governing the competition of microbes for simple substrates are well-understood, less is known about how complex, structured substrates influence ecological outcomes in microbial communities. A new study sheds light on how marine microbial communities assemble on polysaccharide particles modeling marine snow.
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- Stephen R Lindemann
- Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA; Department of Nutrition Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
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Tuncil YE, Thakkar RD, Arioglu-Tuncil S, Hamaker BR, Lindemann SR. Fecal Microbiota Responses to Bran Particles Are Specific to Cereal Type and In Vitro Digestion Methods That Mimic Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Passage. J Agric Food Chem 2018; 66:12580-12593. [PMID: 30406656 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b03469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Although in vitro studies to identify interactions between food components and the colonic microbiota employ distinct methods to mimic upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract digestion, the effects of differences in protocols on fermentation have not been rigorously addressed. Here, we compared two widely used upper GI tract digestion methods on four different cereal brans in fermentations by fecal microbiota to test the hypotheses that (1) different methods are varyingly efficient in removing accessible starches and proteins from dietary components and (2) these result in cereal-specific differences in fermentation by fecal microbiota. Our results supported both hypotheses, in that the methods differed significantly in bran starch and protein retention and that the effects were cereal-specific. Furthermore, these differences impacted fermentation by the fecal microbiota of healthy donors, altering both short-chain fatty acid production and microbial community composition. These data suggest that digestion methods should be standardized across laboratories for in vitro fiber fermentation studies.
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- Yunus E Tuncil
- Food Engineering Department , Ordu University , Ordu 52200 , Turkey
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Tuncil YE, Thakkar RD, Marcia ADR, Hamaker BR, Lindemann SR. Divergent short-chain fatty acid production and succession of colonic microbiota arise in fermentation of variously-sized wheat bran fractions. Sci Rep 2018; 8:16655. [PMID: 30413754 PMCID: PMC6226458 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-34912-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2018] [Accepted: 09/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Though the physical structuring of insoluble dietary fiber sources may strongly impact their processing by microbiota in the colon, relatively little mechanistic information exists to explain how these aspects affect microbial fiber fermentation. Here, we hypothesized that wheat bran fractions varying in size would be fermented differently by gut microbiota, which would lead to size-dependent differences in metabolic fate (as short-chain fatty acids; SCFAs) and community structure. To test this hypothesis, we performed an in vitro fermentation assay in which wheat bran particles from a single source were separated by sieving into five size fractions and inoculated with fecal microbiota from three healthy donors. SCFA production, measured by gas chromatography, uncovered size fraction-dependent relationships between total SCFAs produced as well as the molar ratios of acetate, propionate, and butyrate. 16S rRNA sequencing revealed that these size-dependent metabolic outcomes were accompanied by the development of divergent microbial community structures. We further linked these distinct results to subtle, size-dependent differences in chemical composition. These results suggest that physical context can drive differences in microbiota composition and function, that fiber-microbiota interaction studies should consider size as a variable, and that manipulating the size of insoluble fiber-containing particles might be used to control gut microbiome composition and metabolic output.
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- Yunus E Tuncil
- Food Engineering Department, Ordu University, Ordu, 52200, Turkey.,Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA.,Department of Food Science and Technology, Universidad Zamorano, El Zamorano, 11101, Honduras
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- Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA. .,Department of Nutrition Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA.
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Cole JK, Morton BR, Cardamone HC, Lake HRR, Dohnalkova AC, Kim YM, Kyle JE, Maezato Y, Dana KL, Metz TO, Romine MF, Nelson WC, Lindemann SR. Corrigendum: Saliniramus fredricksonii gen. nov., sp. nov., a heterotrophic halophile isolated from Hot Lake, Washington, a member of a novel lineage (Salinarimonadaceae fam. nov.) within the order Rhizobiales, and reclassification of the genus Salinarimonas Liu et al. 2010 into Salinarimonadaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2116-2123. [PMID: 29855404 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.002807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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There was an error in the proposed genus name in the published article, in that the genus 'Salinivirga' was effectively published while this article was in review. Therefore, the genus 'Salinivirga' should be replaced with 'Saliniramus'. For the convenience of future readers, we have included the complete corrected article below, in which all occurrences of the incorrect genus name have been amended: A halophilic bacterial strain, HL-109T, was isolated from the unicyanobacterial consortium UCC-O, which was obtained from the photosynthetic mat of Hot Lake (Washington, USA). A polyphasic approach using phenotypic, genotypic and chemotaxonomic data was used to classify the strain within the order Rhizobiales. The organism stained Gram-negative and was a moderate thermophile with a growth optimum of 45 °C. It was obligately aerobic, heterotrophic and halophilic, growing in both NaCl and MgSO4 brines. The novel isolate had a polymorphic cellular morphology of short rods with occasional branching, and cells were monotrichous. The major fatty acids detected were C18 : 1, C18 : 0, C16 : 0 and C18 : cyc. Phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene placed the strain in the order Rhizobiales and it shared 94 % identity with the type strain of its nearest relative, Salinarimonas ramus. Morphological, chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic results did not affiliate the novel organism with any of the families in the Rhizobiales; therefore, HL-109T is representative of a new lineage, for which the name Saliniramus fredricksonii gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed, with the type strain HL-109T (=JCM 31876T=DSM 102886T). In addition, examination of the phylogenetics of strain HL-109T and its nearest relatives, Salinarimonas ramus and Salinarimonasrosea, demonstrates that these halophiles form a clade distinct from the described families of the Rhizobiales. We further propose the establishment of a new family, Salinarimonadaceae fam. nov., to accommodate the genera Saliniramus and Salinarimonas (the type genus of the family).
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- Jessica K Cole
- Scientific and Computing Operations, Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA.,Biological Sciences Division, Fundamental and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Risk and Decision Sciences, Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA.,Biological Sciences Division, Fundamental and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Present address: Center for Infectious Disease Research, Seattle, WA, USA.,Chemical, Biological, and Physical Sciences Division, National Security Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Chemical, Biological, and Physical Sciences Division, National Security Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Environmental Dynamics and Simulations, Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA.,Chemical, Biological, and Physical Sciences Division, National Security Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Fundamental and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Fundamental and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Present address: U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA.,Biological Sciences Division, Fundamental and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Present address: Nova Research, Inc., Alexandria, VA, USA.,Chemical, Biological, and Physical Sciences Division, National Security Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Fundamental and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Fundamental and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Fundamental and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Department of Nutrition Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.,Biological Sciences Division, Fundamental and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA.,Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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Mobberley JM, Lindemann SR, Bernstein HC, Moran JJ, Renslow RS, Babauta J, Hu D, Beyenal H, Nelson WC. Organismal and spatial partitioning of energy and macronutrient transformations within a hypersaline mat. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2017; 93:3071443. [PMID: 28334407 PMCID: PMC5812542 DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fix028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2016] [Accepted: 03/13/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Phototrophic mat communities are model ecosystems for studying energy cycling and elemental transformations because complete biogeochemical cycles occur over millimeter-to-centimeter scales. Characterization of energy and nutrient capture within hypersaline phototrophic mats has focused on specific processes and organisms; however, little is known about community-wide distribution of and linkages between these processes. To investigate energy and macronutrient capture and flow through a structured community, the spatial and organismal distribution of metabolic functions within a compact hypersaline mat community from Hot Lake have been broadly elucidated through species-resolved metagenomics and geochemical, microbial diversity and metabolic gradient measurements. Draft reconstructed genomes of 34 abundant organisms revealed three dominant cyanobacterial populations differentially distributed across the top layers of the mat suggesting niche separation along light and oxygen gradients. Many organisms contained diverse functional profiles, allowing for metabolic response to changing conditions within the mat. Organisms with partial nitrogen and sulfur metabolisms were widespread indicating dependence on metabolite exchange. In addition, changes in community spatial structure were observed over the diel. These results indicate that organisms within the mat community have adapted to the temporally dynamic environmental gradients in this hypersaline mat through metabolic flexibility and fluid syntrophic interactions, including shifts in spatial arrangements.
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- Jennifer M Mobberley
- Biological Science Division, Earth and Environmental Science Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, USA
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- Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.,Department of Nutrition Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Biological Science Division, Earth and Environmental Science Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, USA.,The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
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- Chemical and Biological Signature Sciences, National Security Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, USA
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- Biological Science Division, Earth and Environmental Science Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, USA.,The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
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- The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Earth and Environmental Science Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, USA
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- The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
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- Biological Science Division, Earth and Environmental Science Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, USA
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Lindemann SR, Mobberley JM, Cole JK, Markillie LM, Taylor RC, Huang E, Chrisler WB, Wiley HS, Lipton MS, Nelson WC, Fredrickson JK, Romine MF. Predicting Species-Resolved Macronutrient Acquisition during Succession in a Model Phototrophic Biofilm Using an Integrated 'Omics Approach. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:1020. [PMID: 28659875 PMCID: PMC5468372 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 214] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2017] [Accepted: 05/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The principles governing acquisition and interspecies exchange of nutrients in microbial communities and how those exchanges impact community productivity are poorly understood. Here, we examine energy and macronutrient acquisition in unicyanobacterial consortia for which species-resolved genome information exists for all members, allowing us to use multi-omic approaches to predict species' abilities to acquire resources and examine expression of resource-acquisition genes during succession. Metabolic reconstruction indicated that a majority of heterotrophic community members lacked the genes required to directly acquire the inorganic nutrients provided in culture medium, suggesting high metabolic interdependency. The sole primary producer in consortium UCC-O, cyanobacterium Phormidium sp. OSCR, displayed declining expression of energy harvest, carbon fixation, and nitrate and sulfate reduction proteins but sharply increasing phosphate transporter expression over 28 days. Most heterotrophic members likewise exhibited signs of phosphorus starvation during succession. Though similar in their responses to phosphorus limitation, heterotrophs displayed species-specific expression of nitrogen acquisition genes. These results suggest niche partitioning around nitrogen sources may structure the community when organisms directly compete for limited phosphate. Such niche complementarity around nitrogen sources may increase community diversity and productivity in phosphate-limited phototrophic communities.
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- Stephen R Lindemann
- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, RichlandWA, United States.,Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West LafayetteIN, United States.,Department of Nutrition Science, Purdue University, West LafayetteIN, United States
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, RichlandWA, United States
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, RichlandWA, United States
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- Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West LafayetteIN, United States
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, RichlandWA, United States
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, RichlandWA, United States
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, RichlandWA, United States
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, RichlandWA, United States
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, RichlandWA, United States
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, RichlandWA, United States
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, RichlandWA, United States
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, RichlandWA, United States
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Nair RN, Rosnow JJ, Murphree TA, Bowden ME, Lindemann SR, Wright AT. De novo synthesis of alkyne substituted tryptophans as chemical probes for protein profiling studies. Org Chem Front 2017; 4:495-499. [PMID: 28944064 PMCID: PMC5607013 DOI: 10.1039/c6qo00819d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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De novo synthesis of alkynalted tryptophan moieties as chemical probes for protein profilling studies, via an unexpected synthesis of Michael acceptor 12 is reported. Friedel Craft's alkylation of 12 and alkyne substituted indoles gave alkynalated tryptophan moieties, which perform as chemical probe by incorporating into actively translating Escherichia coli cells, whereby the alkyne moiety enables multimodal analyses through click chemistry mediated attachment of reporting groups.
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- R N Nair
- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland. WA
- R. N. Nair. Current address - David Geffen School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavorial Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland. WA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland. WA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland. WA
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- S. R. Lindemann. Current address - Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland. WA
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Bernstein HC, Brislawn C, Renslow RS, Dana K, Morton B, Lindemann SR, Song HS, Atci E, Beyenal H, Fredrickson JK, Jansson JK, Moran JJ. Trade-offs between microbiome diversity and productivity in a stratified microbial mat. ISME J 2017; 11:405-414. [PMID: 27801910 PMCID: PMC5270574 DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2016.133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2016] [Revised: 07/26/2016] [Accepted: 08/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Productivity is a major determinant of ecosystem diversity. Microbial ecosystems are the most diverse on the planet yet very few relationships between diversity and productivity have been reported as compared with macro-ecological studies. Here we evaluated the spatial relationships of productivity and microbiome diversity in a laboratory-cultivated photosynthetic mat. The goal was to determine how spatial diversification of microorganisms drives localized carbon and energy acquisition rates. We measured sub-millimeter depth profiles of net primary productivity and gross oxygenic photosynthesis in the context of the localized microenvironment and community structure, and observed negative correlations between species richness and productivity within the energy-replete, photic zone. Variations between localized community structures were associated with distinct taxa as well as environmental profiles describing a continuum of biological niches. Spatial regions in the photic zone corresponding to high primary productivity and photosynthesis rates had relatively low-species richness and high evenness. Hence, this system exhibited negative species-productivity and species-energy relationships. These negative relationships may be indicative of stratified, light-driven microbial ecosystems that are able to be the most productive with a relatively smaller, even distributions of species that specialize within photic zones.
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- Hans C Bernstein
- Chemical and Biological Signature Science, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
- The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
- The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
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- Chemical and Biological Signature Science, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
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- The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Chemical and Biological Signature Science, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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Ha PT, Lindemann SR, Shi L, Dohnalkova AC, Fredrickson JK, Madigan MT, Beyenal H. Syntrophic anaerobic photosynthesis via direct interspecies electron transfer. Nat Commun 2017; 8:13924. [PMID: 28067226 PMCID: PMC5227917 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms13924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2016] [Accepted: 11/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Microbial phototrophs, key primary producers on Earth, use H2O, H2, H2S and other reduced inorganic compounds as electron donors. Here we describe a form of metabolism linking anoxygenic photosynthesis to anaerobic respiration that we call ‘syntrophic anaerobic photosynthesis'. We show that photoautotrophy in the green sulfur bacterium Prosthecochloris aestaurii can be driven by either electrons from a solid electrode or acetate oxidation via direct interspecies electron transfer from a heterotrophic partner bacterium, Geobacter sulfurreducens. Photosynthetic growth of P. aestuarii using reductant provided by either an electrode or syntrophy is robust and light-dependent. In contrast, P. aestuarii does not grow in co-culture with a G. sulfurreducens mutant lacking a trans-outer membrane porin-cytochrome protein complex required for direct intercellular electron transfer. Syntrophic anaerobic photosynthesis is therefore a carbon cycling process that could take place in anoxic environments. This process could be exploited for biotechnological applications, such as waste treatment and bioenergy production, using engineered phototrophic microbial communities. Direct interspecies electron transfer has been shown in methane-producing communities, but it is unknown how widespread this mechanism is. Here, Ha et al. show that anoxygenic photosynthesis can be driven by direct electron transfer from a heterotrophic partner bacterium.
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- Phuc T Ha
- The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, USA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Technology, School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geoscience, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, USA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois 62901, USA
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- The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, USA
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We present, implement, and analyze a spectrum of closely-related planners, designed to gain insight into the relationship between classical grid search and probabilistic roadmaps (PRMs). Building on the quasi-Monte Carlo sampling literature, we have developed deterministic variants of the PRM that use low-discrepancy and low-dispersion samples, including lattices. Classical grid search is extended using subsampling for collision detection and also the dispersion-optimal Sukharev grid, which can be considered as a kind of lattice-based roadmap to complete the spectrum. Our experimental results show that the deterministic variants of the PRM offer performance advantages in comparison to the original, multiple-query PRM and the single-query, lazy PRM. Surprisingly, even some forms of grid search yield performance that is comparable to the original PRM. Our theoretical analysis shows that all of our deterministic PRM variants are resolution complete and achieve the best possible asymptotic convergence rate, which is shown to be superior to that obtained by random sampling. Thus, in surprising contrast to recent trends, there is both experimental and theoretical evidence that the randomization used in the original PRM is not advantageous.
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- Steven M. LaValle
- Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, and Computer Science, CaseWestern Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106 USA
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Renslow RS, Lindemann SR, Cole JK, Zhu Z, Anderton CR. Quantifying element incorporation in multispecies biofilms using nanoscale secondary ion mass spectrometry image analysis. Biointerphases 2016; 11:02A322. [PMID: 26872582 PMCID: PMC5848783 DOI: 10.1116/1.4941764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2015] [Revised: 01/26/2016] [Accepted: 01/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Elucidating nutrient exchange in microbial communities is an important step in understanding the relationships between microbial systems and global biogeochemical cycles, but these communities are complex and the interspecies interactions that occur within them are not well understood. Phototrophic consortia are useful and relevant experimental systems to investigate such interactions as they are not only prevalent in the environment, but some are cultivable in vitro and amenable to controlled scientific experimentation. Nanoscale secondary ion mass spectrometry (NanoSIMS) is a powerful, high spatial resolution tool capable of visualizing the metabolic activities of single cells within a biofilm, but quantitative analysis of the resulting data has typically been a manual process, resulting in a task that is both laborious and susceptible to human error. Here, the authors describe the creation and application of a semiautomated image-processing pipeline that can analyze NanoSIMS-generated data, applied to phototrophic biofilms as an example. The tool employs an image analysis process, which includes both elemental and morphological segmentation, producing a final segmented image that allows for discrimination between autotrophic and heterotrophic biomass, the detection of individual cyanobacterial filaments and heterotrophic cells, the quantification of isotopic incorporation of individual heterotrophic cells, and calculation of relevant population statistics. The authors demonstrate the functionality of the tool by using it to analyze the uptake of (15)N provided as either nitrate or ammonium through the unicyanobacterial consortium UCC-O and imaged via NanoSIMS. The authors found that the degree of (15)N incorporation by individual cells was highly variable when labeled with (15)NH4 (+), but much more even when biofilms were labeled with (15)NO3 (-). In the (15)NH4 (+)-amended biofilms, the heterotrophic distribution of (15)N incorporation was highly skewed, with a large population showing moderate (15)N incorporation and a small number of organisms displaying very high (15)N uptake. The results showed that analysis of NanoSIMS data can be performed in a way that allows for quantitation of the elemental uptake of individual cells, a technique necessary for advancing research into the metabolic networks that exist within biofilms with statistical analyses that are supported by automated, user-friendly processes.
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- Ryan S Renslow
- Biological Sciences Division, Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, Washington 99354
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- Biological Sciences Division, Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, Washington 99354
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- Biological Sciences Division, Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, Washington 99354
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, Washington 99354
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, Washington 99354
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The emergent property of resilience is the ability of a system to return to an original state after a disturbance. Resilience may be used as an early warning system for significant or irreversible community transition; that is, a community with diminishing or low resilience may be close to catastrophic shift in function or an irreversible collapse. Typically, resilience is quantified using recovery time, which may be difficult or impossible to directly measure in microbial systems. A recent study in the literature showed that under certain conditions, a set of spatial-based metrics termed recovery length, can be correlated to recovery time, and thus may be a reasonable alternative measure of resilience. However, this spatial metric of resilience is limited to use for step-change perturbations. Building upon the concept of recovery length, we propose a more general form of the spatial metric of resilience that can be applied to any shape of perturbation profiles (for example, either sharp or smooth gradients). We termed this new spatial measure “perturbation-adjusted spatial metric of resilience” (PASMORE). We demonstrate the applicability of the proposed metric using a mathematical model of a microbial mat.
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- Ryan S Renslow
- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland WA, USA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland WA, USA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland WA, USA
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Song HS, Renslow RS, Fredrickson JK, Lindemann SR. Integrating Ecological and Engineering Concepts of Resilience in Microbial Communities. Front Microbiol 2015; 6:1298. [PMID: 26648912 PMCID: PMC4664643 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.01298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2015] [Accepted: 11/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Many definitions of resilience have been proffered for natural and engineered ecosystems, but a conceptual consensus on resilience in microbial communities is still lacking. We argue that the disconnect largely results from the wide variance in microbial community complexity, which range from compositionally simple synthetic consortia to complex natural communities, and divergence between the typical practical outcomes emphasized by ecologists and engineers. Viewing microbial communities as elasto-plastic systems that undergo both recoverable and unrecoverable transitions, we argue that this gap between the engineering and ecological definitions of resilience stems from their respective emphases on elastic and plastic deformation, respectively. We propose that the two concepts may be fundamentally united around the resilience of function rather than state in microbial communities and the regularity in the relationship between environmental variation and a community's functional response. Furthermore, we posit that functional resilience is an intrinsic property of microbial communities and suggest that state changes in response to environmental variation may be a key mechanism driving functional resilience in microbial communities.
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- Hyun-Seob Song
- Biological Sciences Division, Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland, WA, USA
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland, WA, USA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland, WA, USA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland, WA, USA
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Ha PT, Renslow RS, Atci E, Reardon PN, Lindemann SR, Fredrickson JK, Call DR, Beyenal H. Regulation of electron transfer processes affects phototrophic mat structure and activity. Front Microbiol 2015; 6:909. [PMID: 26388853 PMCID: PMC4558538 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2015] [Accepted: 08/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Phototrophic microbial mats are among the most diverse ecosystems in nature. These systems undergo daily cycles in redox potential caused by variations in light energy input and metabolic interactions among the microbial species. In this work, solid electrodes with controlled potentials were placed under mats to study the electron transfer processes between the electrode and the microbial mat. The phototrophic microbial mat was harvested from Hot Lake, a hypersaline, epsomitic lake located near Oroville (Washington, USA). We operated two reactors: graphite electrodes were polarized at potentials of -700 mVAg/AgCl [cathodic (CAT) mat system] and +300 mVAg/AgCl [anodic (AN) mat system] and the electron transfer rates between the electrode and mat were monitored. We observed a diel cycle of electron transfer rates for both AN and CAT mat systems. Interestingly, the CAT mats generated the highest reducing current at the same time points that the AN mats showed the highest oxidizing current. To characterize the physicochemical factors influencing electron transfer processes, we measured depth profiles of dissolved oxygen (DO) and sulfide in the mats using microelectrodes. We further demonstrated that the mat-to-electrode and electrode-to-mat electron transfer rates were light- and temperature-dependent. Using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) imaging, we determined that the electrode potential regulated the diffusivity and porosity of the microbial mats. Both porosity and diffusivity were higher in the CAT mats than in the AN mats. We also used NMR spectroscopy for high-resolution quantitative metabolite analysis and found that the CAT mats had significantly higher concentrations of osmoprotectants such as betaine and trehalose. Subsequently, we performed amplicon sequencing across the V4 region of the 16S rRNA gene of incubated mats to understand the impact of electrode potential on microbial community structure. These data suggested that variation in the electrochemical conditions under which mats were generated significantly impacted the relative abundances of mat members and mat metabolism.
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- Phuc T Ha
- The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA USA
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA USA
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- The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA USA
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA USA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA USA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA USA
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- Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health, Washington State University, Pullman, WA USA
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- The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA USA
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There are many examples of groups of proteins that have similar function, but the determinants of functional specificity may be hidden by lack of sequence similarity, or by large groups of similar sequences with different functions. Transporters are one such protein group in that the general function, transport, can be easily inferred from the sequence, but the substrate specificity can be impossible to predict from sequence with current methods. In this paper we describe a linguistic-based approach to identify functional patterns from groups of unaligned protein sequences and its application to predict multi-drug resistance transporters (MDRs) from bacteria. We first show that our method can recreate known patterns from PROSITE for several motifs from unaligned sequences. We then show that the method, MDRpred, can predict MDRs with greater accuracy and positive predictive value than a collection of currently available family-based models from the Pfam database. Finally, we apply MDRpred to a large collection of protein sequences from an environmental microbiome study to make novel predictions about drug resistance in a potential environmental reservoir.
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- Jason E. McDermott
- Biological Sciences, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Washington, WA, 99352, USA
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, 97239, USA
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- National Security Divisions, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Washington, WA, 99352, USA
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- National Security Divisions, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Washington, WA, 99352, USA
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- Biological Sciences, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Washington, WA, 99352, USA
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McDermott JE, Bruillard P, Overall CC, Gosink L, Lindemann SR. Prediction of multi-drug resistance transporters using a novel sequence analysis method. F1000Res 2015; 4:60. [PMID: 26913187 PMCID: PMC4743146 DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.6200.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/05/2015] [Indexed: 03/26/2024] Open
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There are many examples of groups of proteins that have similar function, but the determinants of functional specificity may be hidden by lack of sequence similarity, or by large groups of similar sequences with different functions. Transporters are one such protein group in that the general function, transport, can be easily inferred from the sequence, but the substrate specificity can be impossible to predict from sequence with current methods. In this paper we describe a linguistic-based approach to identify functional patterns from groups of unaligned protein sequences and its application to predict multi-drug resistance transporters (MDRs) from bacteria. We first show that our method can recreate known patterns from PROSITE for several motifs from unaligned sequences. We then show that the method, MDRpred, can predict MDRs with greater accuracy and positive predictive value than a collection of currently available family-based models from the Pfam database. Finally, we apply MDRpred to a large collection of protein sequences from an environmental microbiome study to make novel predictions about drug resistance in a potential environmental reservoir.
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- Jason E. McDermott
- Biological Sciences, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Washington, WA, 99352, USA
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, 97239, USA
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- National Security Divisions, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Washington, WA, 99352, USA
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- National Security Divisions, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Washington, WA, 99352, USA
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- Biological Sciences, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Washington, WA, 99352, USA
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Moran JJ, Doll CG, Bernstein HC, Renslow RS, Cory AB, Hutchison JR, Lindemann SR, Fredrickson JK. Spatially tracking (13) C-labelled substrate (bicarbonate) accumulation in microbial communities using laser ablation isotope ratio mass spectrometry. Environ Microbiol Rep 2014; 6:786-791. [PMID: 25155264 DOI: 10.1111/1758-2229.12211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2013] [Accepted: 08/05/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Microbial mats are characterized by extensive metabolic interactions, rapidly changing internal geochemical gradients, and prevalent microenvironments within tightly constrained physical structures. We present laser ablation isotope ratio mass spectrometry (LA-IRMS) as a culture-independent, spatially specific technology for tracking the accumulation of (13) C-labelled substrate into heterogeneous microbial mat communities. This study demonstrates the novel LA-IRMS approach by tracking labeled bicarbonate incorporation into a cyanobacteria-dominated microbial mat system. The spatial resolution of 50 μm was sufficient for distinguishing different mat strata and the approach effectively identified regions of greatest label incorporation. Sample preparation for LA-IRMS is straightforward and the spatial selectivity of LA-IRMS minimizes the volume of mat consumed, leaving material for complimentary analyses. We present analysis of DNA extracted from a sample post-ablation and suggest pigments, lipids or other biomarkers could similarly be extracted following ablation. LA-IRMS is well positioned to spatially resolve the accumulation of any (13) C-labelled substrate provided to a mat, making this a versatile tool for studying carbon transfer and interspecies exchanges within the limited spatial confines of such systems.
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- James J Moran
- Signatures Science and Technology Division, National Security Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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Cole JK, Hutchison JR, Renslow RS, Kim YM, Chrisler WB, Engelmann HE, Dohnalkova AC, Hu D, Metz TO, Fredrickson JK, Lindemann SR. Phototrophic biofilm assembly in microbial-mat-derived unicyanobacterial consortia: model systems for the study of autotroph-heterotroph interactions. Front Microbiol 2014; 5:109. [PMID: 24778628 PMCID: PMC3985010 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2013] [Accepted: 03/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Microbial autotroph-heterotroph interactions influence biogeochemical cycles on a global scale, but the diversity and complexity of natural systems and their intractability to in situ manipulation make it challenging to elucidate the principles governing these interactions. The study of assembling phototrophic biofilm communities provides a robust means to identify such interactions and evaluate their contributions to the recruitment and maintenance of phylogenetic and functional diversity over time. To examine primary succession in phototrophic communities, we isolated two unicyanobacterial consortia from the microbial mat in Hot Lake, Washington, characterizing the membership and metabolic function of each consortium. We then analyzed the spatial structures and quantified the community compositions of their assembling biofilms. The consortia retained the same suite of heterotrophic species, identified as abundant members of the mat and assigned to Alphaproteobacteria, Gammaproteobacteria, and Bacteroidetes. Autotroph growth rates dominated early in assembly, yielding to increasing heterotroph growth rates late in succession. The two consortia exhibited similar assembly patterns, with increasing relative abundances of members from Bacteroidetes and Alphaproteobacteria concurrent with decreasing relative abundances of those from Gammaproteobacteria. Despite these similarities at higher taxonomic levels, the relative abundances of individual heterotrophic species were substantially different in the developing consortial biofilms. This suggests that, although similar niches are created by the cyanobacterial metabolisms, the resulting webs of autotroph-heterotroph and heterotroph-heterotroph interactions are specific to each primary producer. The relative simplicity and tractability of the Hot Lake unicyanobacterial consortia make them useful model systems for deciphering interspecies interactions and assembly principles relevant to natural microbial communities.
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- Jessica K Cole
- Biological Sciences Division, Fundamental and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland, WA, USA
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- Chemical, Biological, and Physical Sciences Division, National Security Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland, WA, USA
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- Scientific Resources Division, William R. Wiley Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland, WA, USA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Fundamental and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland, WA, USA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Fundamental and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland, WA, USA
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- Chemical, Biological, and Physical Sciences Division, National Security Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland, WA, USA
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- Scientific Resources Division, William R. Wiley Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland, WA, USA
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- Scientific Resources Division, William R. Wiley Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland, WA, USA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Fundamental and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland, WA, USA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Fundamental and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland, WA, USA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Fundamental and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland, WA, USA
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Babauta JT, Atci E, Ha PT, Lindemann SR, Ewing T, Call DR, Fredrickson JK, Beyenal H. Localized electron transfer rates and microelectrode-based enrichment of microbial communities within a phototrophic microbial mat. Front Microbiol 2014; 5:11. [PMID: 24478768 PMCID: PMC3902354 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2013] [Accepted: 01/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Phototrophic microbial mats frequently exhibit sharp, light-dependent redox gradients that regulate microbial respiration on specific electron acceptors as a function of depth. In this work, a benthic phototrophic microbial mat from Hot Lake, a hypersaline, epsomitic lake located near Oroville in north-central Washington, was used to develop a microscale electrochemical method to study local electron transfer processes within the mat. To characterize the physicochemical variables influencing electron transfer, we initially quantified redox potential, pH, and dissolved oxygen gradients by depth in the mat under photic and aphotic conditions. We further demonstrated that power output of a mat fuel cell was light-dependent. To study local electron transfer processes, we deployed a microscale electrode (microelectrode) with tip size ~20 μm. To enrich a subset of microorganisms capable of interacting with the microelectrode, we anodically polarized the microelectrode at depth in the mat. Subsequently, to characterize the microelectrode-associated community and compare it to the neighboring mat community, we performed amplicon sequencing of the V1–V3 region of the 16S gene. Differences in Bray-Curtis beta diversity, illustrated by large changes in relative abundance at the phylum level, suggested successful enrichment of specific mat community members on the microelectrode surface. The microelectrode-associated community exhibited substantially reduced alpha diversity and elevated relative abundances of Prosthecochloris, Loktanella, Catellibacterium, other unclassified members of Rhodobacteraceae, Thiomicrospira, and Limnobacter, compared with the community at an equivalent depth in the mat. Our results suggest that local electron transfer to an anodically polarized microelectrode selected for a specific microbial population, with substantially more abundance and diversity of sulfur-oxidizing phylotypes compared with the neighboring mat community.
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- Jerome T Babauta
- The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University Pullman, WA, USA
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- The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University Pullman, WA, USA
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- The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University Pullman, WA, USA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland, WA, USA
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- The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University Pullman, WA, USA
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- Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health, Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine Pullman, WA, USA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland, WA, USA
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- The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University Pullman, WA, USA
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Lindemann SR, Moran JJ, Stegen JC, Renslow RS, Hutchison JR, Cole JK, Dohnalkova AC, Tremblay J, Singh K, Malfatti SA, Chen F, Tringe SG, Beyenal H, Fredrickson JK. The epsomitic phototrophic microbial mat of Hot Lake, Washington: community structural responses to seasonal cycling. Front Microbiol 2013; 4:323. [PMID: 24312082 PMCID: PMC3826063 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2013.00323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2013] [Accepted: 10/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Phototrophic microbial mats are compact ecosystems composed of highly interactive organisms in which energy and element cycling take place over millimeter-to-centimeter-scale distances. Although microbial mats are common in hypersaline environments, they have not been extensively characterized in systems dominated by divalent ions. Hot Lake is a meromictic, epsomitic lake that occupies a small, endorheic basin in north-central Washington. The lake harbors a benthic, phototrophic mat that assembles each spring, disassembles each fall, and is subject to greater than tenfold variation in salinity (primarily Mg(2+) and SO(2-) 4) and irradiation over the annual cycle. We examined spatiotemporal variation in the mat community at five time points throughout the annual cycle with respect to prevailing physicochemical parameters by amplicon sequencing of the V4 region of the 16S rRNA gene coupled to near-full-length 16S RNA clone sequences. The composition of these microbial communities was relatively stable over the seasonal cycle and included dominant populations of Cyanobacteria, primarily a group IV cyanobacterium (Leptolyngbya), and Alphaproteobacteria (specifically, members of Rhodobacteraceae and Geminicoccus). Members of Gammaproteobacteria (e.g., Thioalkalivibrio and Halochromatium) and Deltaproteobacteria (e.g., Desulfofustis) that are likely to be involved in sulfur cycling peaked in summer and declined significantly by mid-fall, mirroring larger trends in mat community richness and evenness. Phylogenetic turnover analysis of abundant phylotypes employing environmental metadata suggests that seasonal shifts in light variability exert a dominant influence on the composition of Hot Lake microbial mat communities. The seasonal development and organization of these structured microbial mats provide opportunities for analysis of the temporal and physical dynamics that feed back to community function.
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- Stephen R Lindemann
- Biological Sciences Division, Fundamental and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland, WA, USA
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