The Behavior of Amphibians Shapes Their Symbiotic Microbiomes

ABSTRACT Seasonal dynamics in symbiotic microbiomes have been investigated in a number of vertebrates and are mainly caused by changes in the diet (in the gut microbiome) or the living environment (in the skin microbiome). Most amphibian microbiome studies focus on the skin, whereas internal microbi...

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Autores principales:	Liangliang Xu, Mengmeng Xiang, Wei Zhu, Mengjie Zhang, Hua Chen, Jin Huang, Youhua Chen, Qing Chang, Jianping Jiang, Lifeng Zhu
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Publicado:	American Society for Microbiology 2020
Materias:	seasonal dynamics symbiotic microbiome poikilothermic animals behavior living environment Microbiology QR1-502
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:94771d1af21947bab33b2f5d2bfee3692021-12-02T19:46:20ZThe Behavior of Amphibians Shapes Their Symbiotic Microbiomes10.1128/mSystems.00626-202379-5077https://doaj.org/article/94771d1af21947bab33b2f5d2bfee3692020-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSystems.00626-20https://doaj.org/toc/2379-5077ABSTRACT Seasonal dynamics in symbiotic microbiomes have been investigated in a number of vertebrates and are mainly caused by changes in the diet (in the gut microbiome) or the living environment (in the skin microbiome). Most amphibian microbiome studies focus on the skin, whereas internal microbiome structure and dynamics are often overlooked. The present study investigated the seasonal dynamics in three types of symbiotic microbiomes (the skin, stomach, and gut) across four wild frog species, belonging to different families, in May and October. The frogs harbored more water source microbes in May than in October. On the contrary, the frogs harbored more soil source microbes in October than in May. The frog species investigated tend to live in a water environment in May to maintain body surface humidity at high environmental temperatures and to breed. In October, these four species prefer to live on the land, as the environmental temperature decreases, to prepare for hibernation in caves or under stones. Thus, seasonal changes in the wild amphibian symbiotic microbiome may be caused by the difference in microbe transmission from their living environment due to specific behaviors. This study demonstrated that the behavior and living environment of wild amphibians shape their symbiotic microbiome externally (on the skin) and internally (in the stomach and gut). We revealed the potential association between specific behaviors in poikilothermic animals and host symbiotic microbiomes. IMPORTANCE Understanding the interactions between host behavior and microbiome dynamics remains an outstanding priority in the field of microbial ecology. Here, we provide the reader with a simple example of how the behavior and living environment of wild amphibians shape their symbiotic microbiome externally (on the skin) and internally (in the stomach and gut).Liangliang XuMengmeng XiangWei ZhuMengjie ZhangHua ChenJin HuangYouhua ChenQing ChangJianping JiangLifeng ZhuAmerican Society for Microbiologyarticleseasonal dynamicssymbiotic microbiomepoikilothermic animalsbehaviorliving environmentMicrobiologyQR1-502ENmSystems, Vol 5, Iss 4 (2020)
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topic	seasonal dynamics symbiotic microbiome poikilothermic animals behavior living environment Microbiology QR1-502
spellingShingle	seasonal dynamics symbiotic microbiome poikilothermic animals behavior living environment Microbiology QR1-502 Liangliang Xu Mengmeng Xiang Wei Zhu Mengjie Zhang Hua Chen Jin Huang Youhua Chen Qing Chang Jianping Jiang Lifeng Zhu The Behavior of Amphibians Shapes Their Symbiotic Microbiomes
description	ABSTRACT Seasonal dynamics in symbiotic microbiomes have been investigated in a number of vertebrates and are mainly caused by changes in the diet (in the gut microbiome) or the living environment (in the skin microbiome). Most amphibian microbiome studies focus on the skin, whereas internal microbiome structure and dynamics are often overlooked. The present study investigated the seasonal dynamics in three types of symbiotic microbiomes (the skin, stomach, and gut) across four wild frog species, belonging to different families, in May and October. The frogs harbored more water source microbes in May than in October. On the contrary, the frogs harbored more soil source microbes in October than in May. The frog species investigated tend to live in a water environment in May to maintain body surface humidity at high environmental temperatures and to breed. In October, these four species prefer to live on the land, as the environmental temperature decreases, to prepare for hibernation in caves or under stones. Thus, seasonal changes in the wild amphibian symbiotic microbiome may be caused by the difference in microbe transmission from their living environment due to specific behaviors. This study demonstrated that the behavior and living environment of wild amphibians shape their symbiotic microbiome externally (on the skin) and internally (in the stomach and gut). We revealed the potential association between specific behaviors in poikilothermic animals and host symbiotic microbiomes. IMPORTANCE Understanding the interactions between host behavior and microbiome dynamics remains an outstanding priority in the field of microbial ecology. Here, we provide the reader with a simple example of how the behavior and living environment of wild amphibians shape their symbiotic microbiome externally (on the skin) and internally (in the stomach and gut).
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author	Liangliang Xu Mengmeng Xiang Wei Zhu Mengjie Zhang Hua Chen Jin Huang Youhua Chen Qing Chang Jianping Jiang Lifeng Zhu
author_facet	Liangliang Xu Mengmeng Xiang Wei Zhu Mengjie Zhang Hua Chen Jin Huang Youhua Chen Qing Chang Jianping Jiang Lifeng Zhu
author_sort	Liangliang Xu
title	The Behavior of Amphibians Shapes Their Symbiotic Microbiomes
title_short	The Behavior of Amphibians Shapes Their Symbiotic Microbiomes
title_full	The Behavior of Amphibians Shapes Their Symbiotic Microbiomes
title_fullStr	The Behavior of Amphibians Shapes Their Symbiotic Microbiomes
title_full_unstemmed	The Behavior of Amphibians Shapes Their Symbiotic Microbiomes
title_sort	behavior of amphibians shapes their symbiotic microbiomes
publisher	American Society for Microbiology
publishDate	2020
url	https://doaj.org/article/94771d1af21947bab33b2f5d2bfee369
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