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Intestine microbiota and SCFAs response in naturally Cryptosporidium-infected plateau yaks.


ABSTRACT: Diarrhea is a severe bovine disease, globally prevalent in farm animals with a decrease in milk production and a low fertility rate. Cryptosporidium spp. are important zoonotic agents of bovine diarrhea. However, little is known about microbiota and short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) changes in yaks infected with Cryptosporidium spp. Therefore, we performed 16S rRNA sequencing and detected the concentrations of SCFAs in Cryptosporidium-infected yaks. Results showed that over 80,000 raw and 70,000 filtered sequences were prevalent in yak samples. Shannon (p<0.01) and Simpson (p<0.01) were both significantly higher in Cryptosporidium-infected yaks. A total of 1072 amplicon sequence variants were shared in healthy and infected yaks. There were 11 phyla and 58 genera that differ significantly between the two yak groups. A total of 235 enzymes with a significant difference in abundance (p<0.001) were found between healthy and infected yaks. KEGG L3 analysis discovered that the abundance of 43 pathways was significantly higher, while 49 pathways were significantly lower in Cryptosporidium-infected yaks. The concentration of acetic acid (p<0.05), propionic acid (p<0.05), isobutyric acid (p<0.05), butyric acid (p<0.05), and isovaleric acid was noticeably lower in infected yaks, respectively. The findings of the study revealed that Cryptosporidium infection causes gut dysbiosis and results in a significant drop in the SCFAs concentrations in yaks with severe diarrhea, which may give new insights regarding the prevention and treatment of diarrhea in livestock.

SUBMITTER: Dong H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10014559 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Intestine microbiota and SCFAs response in naturally <i>Cryptosporidium</i>-infected plateau yaks.

Dong Hailong H   Chen Xiushuang X   Zhao Xiaoxiao X   Zhao Chenxi C   Mehmood Khalid K   Kulyar Muhammad Fakhar-E-Alam MF   Bhutta Zeeshan Ahmad ZA   Zeng Jiangyong J   Nawaz Shah S   Wu Qingxia Q   Li Kun K  

Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology 20230301


Diarrhea is a severe bovine disease, globally prevalent in farm animals with a decrease in milk production and a low fertility rate. <i>Cryptosporidium</i> spp. are important zoonotic agents of bovine diarrhea. However, little is known about microbiota and short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) changes in yaks infected with <i>Cryptosporidium</i> spp. Therefore, we performed 16S rRNA sequencing and detected the concentrations of SCFAs in <i>Cryptosporidium</i>-infected yaks. Results showed that over 80  ...[more]

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