How being synanthropic affects the gut bacteriome and mycobiome: comparison of two mouse species with contrasting ecologies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The vertebrate gastrointestinal tract is colonised by microbiota that have a major effect on the host's health, physiology and phenotype. Once introduced into captivity, however, the gut microbial composition of free-living individuals can change dramatically. At present, little is known about gut microbial changes associated with adaptation to a synanthropic lifestyle in commensal species, compared with their non-commensal counterparts. Here, we compare the taxonomic composition and diversity of bacterial and fungal communities across three gut sections in synanthropic house mouse (Mus musculus) and a closely related non-synanthropic mound-building mouse (Mus spicilegus).

Results

Using Illumina sequencing of bacterial 16S rRNA amplicons, we found higher bacterial

SUBMITTER: Bendova B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7336484 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature