Metagenomic Analysis Reveals Variations in Gut Microbiomes of the Schistosoma mansoni-Transmitting Snails Biomphalaria straminea and Biomphalaria glabrata
机构:[1]Department of Parasitology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.[2]Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.[3]Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Diseases-Vectors Control, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.[4]Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510180, China.广东省人民医院
Biomphalaria snails play a crucial role in the transmission of the human blood fluke Schistosoma mansoni. The gut microbiota of intermediate hosts is known to influence their physiological functions, but little is known about its composition and role in Biomphalaria snails. To gain insights into the biological characteristics of these freshwater intermediate hosts, we conducted metagenomic sequencing on Biomphalaria straminea and B. glabrata to investigate variations in their gut microbiota. This study revealed that the dominant members of the gut microbiota in B. glabrata belong to the phyla Bacteroidetes and Proteobacteria, which were also found to be the top two most abundant gut bacteria in B. straminea. We identified Firmicutes, Acidovorax and Bosea as distinctive gut microbes in B. straminea, while Aeromonas, Cloacibacterium and Chryseobacterium were found to be dependent features of the B. glabrata gut microbiota. We observed significant differences in the community structures and bacterial functions of the gut microbiota between the two host species. Notably, we found a distinctive richness of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) associated with various classes of antibiotics, including bacitracin, chloramphenicol, tetracycline, sulfonamide, penicillin, cephalosporin_ii and cephalosporin_i, fluoroquinolone, aminoglycoside, beta-lactam, multidrug and trimethoprim, in the digestive tracts of the snails. Furthermore, this study revealed the potential correlations between snail gut microbiota and the infection rate of S. mansoni using Spearman correlation analysis. Through metagenomic analysis, our study provided new insights into the gut microbiota of Biomphalaria snails and how it is influenced by host species, thereby enhancing our understanding of variant patterns of gut microbial communities in intermediate hosts. Our findings may contribute to future studies on gastropod-microbe interactions and may provide valuable knowledge for developing snail control strategies to combat schistosomiasis in the future.
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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.82202560 to D.L. (Datao Lin), 82161160343 to Z.W. and 82272361 to X.S.), the National Key R&DProgram of China (Nos. 2020YFC1200100 to Z.W. and 2016YFC1200500 to Z.W.), the R&D Program inKey Areas of Guangdong Province (No. 2022B1111030002 to Z.W.), the Fundamental Research Fundsfor the Central University (No. 22qntd4813 to D.L. (Datao Lin)), the National Parasitic ResourceCenter of China and the Ministry of Science and Technology (No. NPRC-2019-194-30 to D.L. (DataoLin)), the Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province (No. 2021B1212040017 toX.S.), the 6th Nuclear Energy R&D Project (No. 20201192 to Z.W.) and the 111 Project (No. B12003 toZ.W.). The funders had no role in the study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publishor preparation of the manuscript
第一作者机构:[1]Department of Parasitology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.[2]Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.[3]Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Diseases-Vectors Control, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
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通讯机构:[1]Department of Parasitology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.[2]Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.[3]Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Diseases-Vectors Control, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Li Peipei,Hong Jinni,Wu Mingrou,et al.Metagenomic Analysis Reveals Variations in Gut Microbiomes of the Schistosoma mansoni-Transmitting Snails Biomphalaria straminea and Biomphalaria glabrata[J].MICROORGANISMS.2023,11(10):doi:10.3390/microorganisms11102419.
APA:
Li Peipei,Hong Jinni,Wu Mingrou,Yuan Zhanhong,Li Dinghao...&Lin Datao.(2023).Metagenomic Analysis Reveals Variations in Gut Microbiomes of the Schistosoma mansoni-Transmitting Snails Biomphalaria straminea and Biomphalaria glabrata.MICROORGANISMS,11,(10)
MLA:
Li Peipei,et al."Metagenomic Analysis Reveals Variations in Gut Microbiomes of the Schistosoma mansoni-Transmitting Snails Biomphalaria straminea and Biomphalaria glabrata".MICROORGANISMS 11..10(2023)