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The Mycobiome of Bats in the American Southwest Is Structured by Geography, Bat Species, and Behavior.
Kearns, Patrick J; Winter, Ara S; Woodhams, Douglas C; Northup, Diana E.
Afiliação
  • Kearns PJ; Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA, 02125, USA. patrick.kearns@umb.edu.
  • Winter AS; Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, USA.
  • Woodhams DC; Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA, 02125, USA.
  • Northup DE; Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, USA.
Microb Ecol ; 86(3): 1565-1574, 2023 Oct.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37126126
ABSTRACT
Bats are widespread mammals that play key roles in ecosystems as pollinators and insectivores. However, there is a paucity of information about bat-associated microbes, in particular their fungal communities, despite the important role microbes play in host health and overall host function. The emerging fungal disease, white-nose syndrome, presents a potential challenge to the bat microbiome and understanding healthy bat-associated taxa will provide valuable information about potential microbiome-pathogen interactions. To address this knowledge gap, we collected 174 bat fur/skin swabs from 14 species of bats captured in five locations in New Mexico and Arizona and used high-throughput sequencing of the fungal internal transcribed (ITS) region to characterize bat-associated fungal communities. Our results revealed a highly heterogeneous bat mycobiome that was structured by geography and bat species. Furthermore, our data suggest that bat-associated fungal communities are affected by bat foraging, indicating the bat skin microbiota is dynamic on short time scales. Finally, despite the strong effects of site and species, we found widespread and abundant taxa from several taxonomic groups including the genera Alternaria and Metschnikowia that have the potential to be inhibitory towards fungal and bacterial pathogens.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Quirópteros / Microbiota / Micobioma Limite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Microb Ecol Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Quirópteros / Microbiota / Micobioma Limite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Microb Ecol Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos