Geographical patterns of Fejervarya limnocharis gut microbiota by latitude along mainland China's coastline.

ABSTRACT: The gut microbiota affects many aspects of host biology and plays key roles in the coevolutionary association with its host. Geographical gradients may play a certain role on gut microbiota variation in the natural environment. However, the distribution pattern of amphibian gut microbiota in the latitudinal gradient remains largely unexplored. Here, we sampled six natural populations of Fejervarya limnocharis along the eastern coastline of mainland China (spanning 20°-30° N = 1,300 km) using 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing to characterize the gut microbiota. First of all, a significant correlation between gut microbial diversity and latitude was observed in our research system. Second, we discovered that latitude influenced the composition of the gut microbiota of F. limnocharis

SUBMITTER: Zhao N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9713514 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature