mSphere
(Jun 2021)
Covariation of the Fecal Microbiome with Diet in Nonpasserine Birds
Kangpeng Xiao,
Yutan Fan,
Zhipeng Zhang,
Xuejuan Shen,
Xiaobing Li,
Xianghui Liang,
Ran Bi,
Yajiang Wu,
Junqiong Zhai,
Junwei Dai,
David M. Irwin,
Wu Chen,
Yongyi Shen
Affiliations
Kangpeng Xiao
Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, China
Yutan Fan
College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
Zhipeng Zhang
College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
Xuejuan Shen
College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
Xiaobing Li
College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
Xianghui Liang
College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
Ran Bi
College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
Yajiang Wu
Guangzhou Zoo, Guangzhou, China
Junqiong Zhai
Guangzhou Zoo, Guangzhou, China
Junwei Dai
Guangzhou Zoo, Guangzhou, China
David M. Irwin
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Wu Chen
Guangzhou Zoo, Guangzhou, China
Yongyi Shen
ORCiD Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, China
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00308-21
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6,
no. 3
Abstract
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Our study identified food source, rather than host phylogeny, as the main factor modulating the gut microbiome diversity of nonpasserine birds, after minimizing the effects of other complex interfering factors such as weather, season, and geography. Adaptive evolution of microbes to food types formed a dietary-microbiome-host interaction reciprocal state.
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