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Characterization of the Gut Microbiota in Six Geographical Populations of Chinese Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta), Implying an Adaptation to High-Altitude Environment.
Zhao, Junsong; Yao, Yongfang; Li, Diyan; Xu, Huaming; Wu, Jiayun; Wen, Anxiang; Xie, Meng; Ni, Qingyong; Zhang, Mingwang; Peng, Guangneng; Xu, Huailiang.
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  • Zhao J; College of Life Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, No. 46, Xinkang Road, Yucheng District, Ya'an, 625014, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
  • Yao Y; College of Life Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, No. 46, Xinkang Road, Yucheng District, Ya'an, 625014, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
  • Li D; College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.
  • Xu H; College of Life Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, No. 46, Xinkang Road, Yucheng District, Ya'an, 625014, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
  • Wu J; College of Life Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, No. 46, Xinkang Road, Yucheng District, Ya'an, 625014, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
  • Wen A; College of Life Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, No. 46, Xinkang Road, Yucheng District, Ya'an, 625014, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
  • Xie M; College of Life Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, No. 46, Xinkang Road, Yucheng District, Ya'an, 625014, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
  • Ni Q; College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.
  • Zhang M; College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.
  • Peng G; College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.
  • Xu H; College of Life Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, No. 46, Xinkang Road, Yucheng District, Ya'an, 625014, Sichuan, People's Republic of China. xuhuail@sicau.edu.cn.
Microb Ecol ; 76(2): 565-577, 2018 Aug.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29372281
Knowledge about the impact of different geographical environments on rhesus macaque gut microbiota is limited. In this study, we compared the characteristics of gut microbiota in six different Chinese rhesus macaque populations, including Hainan, Nanning, Guizhou, Xichang, Jianchuan and Tibet. Through the composition analysis of operational taxonomic units (OTUs), we found that there were significant differences in the abundance of core overlapping OTUs in the six Chinese groups. Specifically, the Tibet population exhibited the highest gut microbial diversity and the most unique OTUs. Statistically significant differences in the composition of gut microbiota among the six groups at phylum and family level were evident. Specifically, Tibet had higher abundances of Firmicutes and lower abundances of Bacteroidetes than the other geographical groups, and the higher abundance of Firmicutes in the Tibetan group was mainly caused by a significant increase in the family Ruminococcaceae and Christensenellaceae. Phylogenetic investigation of communities by reconstruction of unobserved state analysis showed that the enrichment ratio for environmental information processing and organismal systems was the highest in the Tibet population. Additionally, our results suggested that in the adaptation process of rhesus macaques to different geographical environments, the abundance of the core common flora of the intestinal microbes had undergone varying degree of change and produced new and unique flora, both of which helped to reshape the gut microbiota of rhesus macaques. In particular, this change was more obvious for animals in the high-altitude environments.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Limite: Animals País/Região como assunto: Asia Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2018 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Limite: Animals País/Região como assunto: Asia Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2018 Tipo de documento: Article