The significance of the diversity and composition of the cecal microbiota of the Tibetan swine

文献类型： 外文期刊

第一作者： Yang, Weiping

作者： Yang, Weiping;Xin, Haiyun;Cao, Fangjun;Ma, Li;Bao, Lijuan;Wang, Fangyuan;Yu, Zhantao;Cao, Binyun;Yang, Weiping;Xin, Haiyun;Hou, Jinxing

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关键词： Cecal microbiota; 16S rRNA gene; High-throughput sequencing; Tibetan swine; Disease resistance; Herbivorous characteristics

期刊名称：ANNALS OF MICROBIOLOGY （ 影响因子：2.112； 五年影响因子：2.151 ）

ISSN： 1590-4261

年卷期： 2018 年 68 卷 4 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： The Tibetan swine (TIS) is a non-ruminant herbivore with high disease resistance. Also, it has the ability to digest plants with high fiber content. However, it is not known whether any relationship exist between these characteristics of the TIS and its cecal microbiota. Thus, this study aims to investigate the cecal microbiota of the adult TIS using high-throughput sequencing techniques in order to explore possible relationships between these unique characteristics of the TIS (high disease resistance and ability to digest high fiber plants) and its cecal microbiota. PIC pigs (lean type) were chosen as controls. The results show that 75,069 valid sequences of the 16S rRNA gene at V4-V5 region were obtained in the cecal content of TIS. They were composed of 15 phyla, 70 genera and divided into 660 Operational Taxonomic Units (OTUs). Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes were the predominant phyla in both breeds, but TIS had more Bacteroidetes than Firmicutes. Also, 42.4% of the cecal bacteria were found to be unclassified and uncultured. Many cellulolytic bacteria were also found in the two breeds. TIS (88.10%) had much higher abundance in the core bacterial communities than PIC pigs (81.29%), and the proportion of Bacteroides and Spirochaetes that can effectively degrade cellulose were 6.01 and 6.40% higher than PIC pigs, respectively, while Proteobacteria that are closely related to gastrointestinal diseases were 1.61% lower than PIC pigs. Thus, the disease resistance of the TIS and its ability to digest plants with high fiber content may be related to high abundance of core bacterial communities as well as the large number of unknown and unclassified bacteria.

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