Environmental Sources of Bacteria Differentially Influence Host-Associated Microbial Dynamics
Abstract
ABSTRACT Host-associated microbial dynamics are influenced by dietary and immune factors, but how exogenous microbial exposure shapes host-microbe dynamics remains poorly characterized. To investigate this phenomenon, we characterized the skin, rectum, and respiratory tract-associated microbiota in four aquarium-housed dolphins daily over a period of 6 weeks, including administration of a probiotic during weeks 4 to 6. The environmental bacterial sources were also characterized, including the animals’ human handlers, the aquarium air and water, and the dolphins’ food supply. Continuous microbial exposure occurred between all sites, yet each environment maintained a characteristic microbiota, suggesting that the majority of exposure events do not result in colonization. Small changes in water physicochemistry had a significant but weak correlation with change in dolphin-associated bacterial richness but had no influence on phylogenetic diversity. Food and air microbiota were the richest and had the largest conditional influence on other microbiota in the absence of probiotics, but during probiotic administration, food alone had the largest influence on the stability of the dolphin microbiota. Our results suggest that respiratory tract and gastrointestinal epithelium interactions with air- and food-associated microbes had the biggest influence on host-microbiota dynamics, while other interactions, such as skin transmission, played only a minor role. Finally,more »
- Authors:
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- Univ. of Chicago, Chicago, IL (United States)
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Illinois Inst. of Technology, Chicago, IL (United States)
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Univ. of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL (United States)
- John G. Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, IL (United States)
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Univ. of Chicago, Chicago, IL (United States)
- Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- National Science Foundation (NSF); John G. Shedd Aquarium; Argonne National Laboratory; USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1489235
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- mSystems
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 3; Journal Issue: 3; Journal ID: ISSN 2379-5077
- Publisher:
- American Society for Microbiology
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; dolphin microbiome; environmental interactions; host microbiome; microbial ecology; microbial stability; probiotics
Citation Formats
Cardona, Cesar, Lax, Simon, Larsen, Peter, Stephens, Brent, Hampton-Marcell, Jarrad, Edwardson, Christian F., Henry, Chris, Van Bonn, Bill, Gilbert, Jack A., and Adams, Rachel I. Environmental Sources of Bacteria Differentially Influence Host-Associated Microbial Dynamics. United States: N. p., 2018.
Web. doi:10.1128/mSystems.00052-18.
Cardona, Cesar, Lax, Simon, Larsen, Peter, Stephens, Brent, Hampton-Marcell, Jarrad, Edwardson, Christian F., Henry, Chris, Van Bonn, Bill, Gilbert, Jack A., & Adams, Rachel I. Environmental Sources of Bacteria Differentially Influence Host-Associated Microbial Dynamics. United States. https://doi.org/10.1128/mSystems.00052-18
Cardona, Cesar, Lax, Simon, Larsen, Peter, Stephens, Brent, Hampton-Marcell, Jarrad, Edwardson, Christian F., Henry, Chris, Van Bonn, Bill, Gilbert, Jack A., and Adams, Rachel I. Tue .
"Environmental Sources of Bacteria Differentially Influence Host-Associated Microbial Dynamics". United States. https://doi.org/10.1128/mSystems.00052-18. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1489235.
@article{osti_1489235,
title = {Environmental Sources of Bacteria Differentially Influence Host-Associated Microbial Dynamics},
author = {Cardona, Cesar and Lax, Simon and Larsen, Peter and Stephens, Brent and Hampton-Marcell, Jarrad and Edwardson, Christian F. and Henry, Chris and Van Bonn, Bill and Gilbert, Jack A. and Adams, Rachel I.},
abstractNote = {ABSTRACT Host-associated microbial dynamics are influenced by dietary and immune factors, but how exogenous microbial exposure shapes host-microbe dynamics remains poorly characterized. To investigate this phenomenon, we characterized the skin, rectum, and respiratory tract-associated microbiota in four aquarium-housed dolphins daily over a period of 6 weeks, including administration of a probiotic during weeks 4 to 6. The environmental bacterial sources were also characterized, including the animals’ human handlers, the aquarium air and water, and the dolphins’ food supply. Continuous microbial exposure occurred between all sites, yet each environment maintained a characteristic microbiota, suggesting that the majority of exposure events do not result in colonization. Small changes in water physicochemistry had a significant but weak correlation with change in dolphin-associated bacterial richness but had no influence on phylogenetic diversity. Food and air microbiota were the richest and had the largest conditional influence on other microbiota in the absence of probiotics, but during probiotic administration, food alone had the largest influence on the stability of the dolphin microbiota. Our results suggest that respiratory tract and gastrointestinal epithelium interactions with air- and food-associated microbes had the biggest influence on host-microbiota dynamics, while other interactions, such as skin transmission, played only a minor role. Finally, direct oral stimulation with a foreign exogenous microbial source can have a profound effect on microbial stability. IMPORTANCE Furthermore, these results provide valuable insights into the ecological influence of exogenous microbial exposure, as well as laying the foundation for improving aquarium management practices. By comparing data for dolphins from aquaria that use natural versus artificial seawater, we demonstrate the potential influence of aquarium water disinfection procedures on dolphin microbial dynamics.},
doi = {10.1128/mSystems.00052-18},
journal = {mSystems},
number = 3,
volume = 3,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue May 29 00:00:00 EDT 2018},
month = {Tue May 29 00:00:00 EDT 2018}
}
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