Global meta‐analysis reveals the drivers of gut microbiome variation across vertebrates

Abstract Shifts in gut microbial diversity and structure are one route by which vertebrate hosts adapt to local environmental conditions. However, recent studies have mostly been limited to a single species, small sample sizes, or restricted geographic ranges. Therefore, drawing a global picture of...

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Main Authors: Yong Xie, Songsong Xu, Yufei Xi, Zixin Li, Erwei Zuo, Kai Xing, Lijing Bai, Kui Li
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Published: Wiley 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/imo2.35
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author Yong Xie
Songsong Xu
Yufei Xi
Zixin Li
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Lijing Bai
Kui Li
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description Abstract Shifts in gut microbial diversity and structure are one route by which vertebrate hosts adapt to local environmental conditions. However, recent studies have mostly been limited to a single species, small sample sizes, or restricted geographic ranges. Therefore, drawing a global picture of vertebrate gut microbiome diversity, community structure, and determinants for their adaptive shifts remains to be elucidated. We here collected 6508 samples from 113 vertebrate species covering diverse classes, feeding behaviors, and host habitats based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The results showed that host diet pattern had a significant impact on gut microbiome variation, which might drive taxonomic and functional contents of gut microbiome across vertebrates. Of note, the phylum Fusobacteria were enriched in carnivorous vertebrate gut while herbivorous vertebrate gut selectively increased the abundance of Verrucomicrobia. Also, climate factors were strongly associated with gut microbiome variation across vertebrates. Interestingly, we found that the abundance of microbiota belonging to Bacteroidetes increased gradually while the members from Proteobacteria showed a decreasing trend from high‐ to low‐latitude zones, potentially contributing to vertebrate adaptation to local climate condition. Additionally, we comprehensively deciphered the common antibiotic resistomes and their potential mobility between terrestrial vertebrate gut microbiome (n = 487) and their sympatric soil biological environment samples (n = 203) by integrating metagenomic sequencing datasets. Particularly, potential horizontal antibiotic resistance genes (e.g., bacA) transfers were detected between vertebrates gut microbiome and their sympatric soil biological environment. Together, our findings provide new evidence of how external environmental factors affect vertebrate gut microbiome variation.
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spelling doaj-art-196f927871f9424e933d5d26c2ecf37c2025-01-31T16:15:24ZengWileyiMetaOmics2996-95062996-95142024-12-0112n/an/a10.1002/imo2.35Global meta‐analysis reveals the drivers of gut microbiome variation across vertebratesYong Xie0Songsong Xu1Yufei Xi2Zixin Li3Erwei Zuo4Kai Xing5Lijing Bai6Kui Li7Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Shenzhen ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology China Agricultural University Beijing ChinaAnimal Science and Technology College Beijing University of Agriculture Beijing ChinaShenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Shenzhen ChinaShenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Shenzhen ChinaCollege of Animal Science and Technology China Agricultural University Beijing ChinaShenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Shenzhen ChinaShenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Shenzhen ChinaAbstract Shifts in gut microbial diversity and structure are one route by which vertebrate hosts adapt to local environmental conditions. However, recent studies have mostly been limited to a single species, small sample sizes, or restricted geographic ranges. Therefore, drawing a global picture of vertebrate gut microbiome diversity, community structure, and determinants for their adaptive shifts remains to be elucidated. We here collected 6508 samples from 113 vertebrate species covering diverse classes, feeding behaviors, and host habitats based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The results showed that host diet pattern had a significant impact on gut microbiome variation, which might drive taxonomic and functional contents of gut microbiome across vertebrates. Of note, the phylum Fusobacteria were enriched in carnivorous vertebrate gut while herbivorous vertebrate gut selectively increased the abundance of Verrucomicrobia. Also, climate factors were strongly associated with gut microbiome variation across vertebrates. Interestingly, we found that the abundance of microbiota belonging to Bacteroidetes increased gradually while the members from Proteobacteria showed a decreasing trend from high‐ to low‐latitude zones, potentially contributing to vertebrate adaptation to local climate condition. Additionally, we comprehensively deciphered the common antibiotic resistomes and their potential mobility between terrestrial vertebrate gut microbiome (n = 487) and their sympatric soil biological environment samples (n = 203) by integrating metagenomic sequencing datasets. Particularly, potential horizontal antibiotic resistance genes (e.g., bacA) transfers were detected between vertebrates gut microbiome and their sympatric soil biological environment. Together, our findings provide new evidence of how external environmental factors affect vertebrate gut microbiome variation.https://doi.org/10.1002/imo2.35antibiotic resistomesclimate variationdietgut microbiomemicrobial diversity
spellingShingle Yong Xie
Songsong Xu
Yufei Xi
Zixin Li
Erwei Zuo
Kai Xing
Lijing Bai
Kui Li
Global meta‐analysis reveals the drivers of gut microbiome variation across vertebrates
iMetaOmics
antibiotic resistomes
climate variation
diet
gut microbiome
microbial diversity
title Global meta‐analysis reveals the drivers of gut microbiome variation across vertebrates
title_full Global meta‐analysis reveals the drivers of gut microbiome variation across vertebrates
title_fullStr Global meta‐analysis reveals the drivers of gut microbiome variation across vertebrates
title_full_unstemmed Global meta‐analysis reveals the drivers of gut microbiome variation across vertebrates
title_short Global meta‐analysis reveals the drivers of gut microbiome variation across vertebrates
title_sort global meta analysis reveals the drivers of gut microbiome variation across vertebrates
topic antibiotic resistomes
climate variation
diet
gut microbiome
microbial diversity
url https://doi.org/10.1002/imo2.35
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