The Cloacal Microbiome of Five Wild Duck Species Varies by Species and Influenza A Virus Infection Status.

ABSTRACT: Waterfowl, especially ducks of the genus Anas, are natural reservoir species for influenza A virus (IAV). Duck populations contain nearly all the known diversity of IAVs, and the birds are asymptomatic to infection. Previous work established that IAV infection status is correlated with changes in the cloacal microbiome in juvenile mallards. Here, we analyze five Anas species to determine whether these duck species have similar IAV⁺ and IAV^- cloacal microbiomes, or if the relationships among a host, influenza virus, and the microbiome are species specific. We assessed taxonomic composition of the microbiome, alpha diversity, and beta diversity and found very few patterns related to microbiome and infection status across species, while detecting strong dif

SUBMITTER: Hird SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6200988 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature