Persistence of a Core Microbiome Through the Ontogeny of a Multi-Host Parasite.

ABSTRACT: Animal microbiomes influence their development, behavior and interactions with other organisms. Parasitic metazoans also harbor microbial communities; although they are likely to modulate host-parasite interactions, little is known about parasite microbiomes. The persistence of microbial communities throughout the life of a parasite is particularly challenging for helminths with complex life cycles. These parasites undergo major morphological changes during their life, and parasitize host species that are immunologically, physiologically, and phylogenetically very different. Here, using 16S amplicon sequencing, we characterize the microbiome of the trematode Coitocaecum parvum across four of its life stages: sporocysts, metacercariae and adults inhabiting (respectively) snails, crus

SUBMITTER: Jorge F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7248275 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature