瘤胃微生物与宿主互作及其日粮调控研究进展

瘤胃微生物与宿主间存在互作关系,宿主动物遗传信息影响瘤胃微生物,而瘤胃微生物变化也同样受到日粮原料、营养水平以及外源添加物质的调控。近年来,通过多组学技术分析瘤胃微生物与宿主关系及其内在机制已成为研究热点。综述了瘤胃微生物与宿主关系及受日粮调控作用研究进展,具体介绍了瘤胃微生物与宿主基因组关系,瘤胃微生物与动物生产性能关系,以及在日粮配置、益生菌益生元和植物次生代谢物添加等条件下对瘤胃微生物的影响;并对瘤胃微生物研究的发展趋势和应用前景进行了展望。     

肠道微生物功能宏基因组学与代谢组学关联分析方法研究进展

近年来基于高通量基因测序的微生物组学研究极大加深了人们对微生物与健康和疾病关系的认识。然而基因测序方法不能直接测定微生物的功能活性,难以鉴定微生物中的关键功能分子,单独使用无法回答肠道微生物何种成员通过何种方式影响宿主等关键科学问题。单一组学研究弊端尽显,多组学联用势在必行。肠道微生物代谢组学以微生物群落所有小分子代谢物为研究对象,可发现肠道微生物随宿主病理生理变化的关键代谢物,为微生物组-宿主互作机制研究提供线索,成为微生物组学研究的重要补充。肠道微生物功能基因组学与代谢组学关联分析在宿主生理、疾病病理、药物药理等方面取得众多进展,展现良好应用前景。然而目前肠道微生物功能基因组学与代谢组学关联分析存在方法滥用、相关性结论与生物学知识相悖等突出问题。为帮助正确应用肠道微生物功能宏基因组学与代谢组学关联分析,本文综述了各种多组学数据整合分析方法的原理、优缺点与适用范围,并给出了应用建议。     

单胃动物肠道微生物菌群与肠道免疫功能的相互作用

动物胃肠道栖息着大量的微生物,这些微生物及其代谢产物在营养、免疫等方面对宿主的健康有重要的意义。近年来研究发现肠道微生物与免疫系统间存在密切的交流和互作机制,尽管肠道共生菌具有定植抑制效应,但肠道微生物也可通过其特定组分刺激免疫细胞如Tregs细胞、Th17细胞的分化,肠道菌群的紊乱可能导致细菌移位、肠道屏障功能损伤,影响机体健康。宿主免疫系统可通过分泌多种免疫效应因子如MUC、sIgA、ITF、RegIIIγ、α-防御素等调节肠道微生物的分布和组成,调节肠道菌群的稳态。本文综述了单胃动物肠道微生物菌群的组成,深入探讨了肠道微生物菌群与动物肠道免疫功能之间的相互作用。     

基于高通量测序的宏基因组学技术在动物胃肠道微生物方面的研究进展

微生物在自然界普遍存在,且具有降解植物细胞壁的特殊功能。动物胃肠道寄生的微生物与宿主生长发育和机体代谢密切相关,可以帮助动物将植物源性物质转化为机体所需要的营养物质。基于高通量测序的宏基因组学技术和分析方法的改进,使人们对复杂环境中微生物的研究更加方便、透彻。而宏基因组学技术应用于动物胃肠道微生物的研究,则有助于挖掘胃肠道微生物基因库并筛选其中的功能基因。这不仅对动物生长发育调控、疾病预防等基础研究具有重要意义,而且在工业生产及食品安全等领域也发挥着重要作用。就基于高通量测序技术的宏基因组技术在动物胃肠道微生物分类、功能应用等方面的研究进行了梳理和综述,旨在为动物科学生产及微生物发酵等相关领域的研究工作提供科学指导。     

黑水虻幼虫肠道微生物的功能及组学应用

黑水虻Hemertia illucens幼虫肠道中栖息着许多种类的微生物,这些微生物与宿主之间的相互作用极为复杂,它们可以影响宿主的生长发育、繁殖能力、营养代谢、行为偏好和寿命。此外,它们还可以调节宿主的免疫系统并保护宿主免受病原体的侵害。深入了解微生物与黑水虻的互作机制,有助于优化黑水虻的生长环境,从而实现更高效的人工繁育。相关文章对微生物与黑水虻互作机理进行了总结,但这些研究方法只能提供微生物群落的结构信息,而无法揭示微生物的功能和代谢能力。因此,宏基因组学、宏转录组学、宏蛋白质组学和代谢组学逐渐被应用,这些技术除了提供关于微生物种群的完整分类,还揭示了它们的功能和代谢能力。通过了解肠道菌群的组成和功能,可以有效调整黑水虻的饲料、饲养环境和生长条件,从而提升黑水虻肠道菌群的稳定,提高黑水虻的生产性能和经济效益。     

宏基因组学技术在反刍动物瘤胃微生态系统上的应用研究进展

微生物在自然界中广泛存在,除土壤和水中的微生物最多外,其次在农业畜牧业中反刍动物的瘤胃微生态系统中的微生物中所占比例最多。反刍动物瘤胃微生物由于种类繁多,数量巨大,微生物区系之间关系非常复杂,它们之间寄生共生,共同影响宿主的生长发育和机体代谢,所以是反刍动物营养学研究的热点之一。随着分子生物学技术的发展,宏基因组学技术帮助我们揭开了瘤胃微生物群落的真实面貌,有助于挖掘瘤胃微生物基因库并筛选其中的功能基因,使人们对反刍动物瘤胃微生物群落的研究更加方便、透彻。本文综述了近些年应用宏基因组学技术在反刍动物瘤胃微生态群落系统的应用,旨在对瘤胃微生物功能特征进行更深入的研究,为畜牧科学生产及微生物发酵等相关领域的研究提供科学指导。     

圈养条件下新疆马鹿两个亚种的肠道菌群比较分析

肠道菌群组成复杂，与宿主肠道内环境动态平衡和健康息息相关。马鹿是鹿科动物中分布最广的种类，亚种分化众多，但现有马鹿肠道菌群研究较少。为丰富马鹿肠道菌群数据，以马鹿的两个亚种为阶元，运用高通量16S rRNA基因测序技术检测了7头雄性天山马鹿和7头雄性塔里木马鹿的肠道微生物，对其核心菌群、结构组成、多样性及肠道微生物的差异进行分析，旨在了解不同马鹿亚种肠道微生物组成差异，为两亚种间肠道菌群的差异提供参考。研究结果表明，塔里木马鹿菌群多样性及丰度低于天山马鹿。厚壁菌门（Firmicutes）、放线菌门（Actinobacteria）、变形菌门（Proteobacteria）及拟杆菌门（Bacteroidetes）为两组马鹿的优势菌门。此外，天山马鹿肠道中分解蛋白质、脂质的拟杆菌门和变形菌门相对丰度高于塔里木马鹿，而分解植物纤维的双歧杆菌（Bifidobacterium）、瘤胃球菌科UCG 014（Ruminococcaceae UCG 014）的相对丰度低于塔里木马鹿。本研究对天山马鹿及塔里木马鹿肠道菌群组成进行初步了解，可根据研究结果调整其饲料配比，为马鹿饲养管理的改善提供参考。     

基于16S rRNA高通量测序技术分析安格斯牛瘤胃微生物多样性和功能预测的研究

本研究旨在系统探索和分析安格斯牛瘤胃微生物多样性及其基因功能。选用体重550 kg左右的安格斯牛6头分成2组,利用基于16S rRNA高通量测序技术检测牛瘤胃液样本进行组学分析。结果表明,2组样本通过Illumina Miseq测序平台共获得86 298条高质量优质序列,聚类为346个操作分类单元(OUT),经分类学鉴定分属13个门,21个纲,24个目,40个科,123个属。拟杆菌门(Bacteroidetes)43.16%和厚壁菌门(Firmicutes)36.29%为优势菌群。基于属的组成,依次为普雷沃氏菌属_7 (Prevotella_7) 29.28%、琥珀酸弧菌科_UCG-001 (Succinivibrionaceae_UCG-001)11.30%、琥珀酸菌属(Succiniclasticum) 11.10%、普雷沃氏菌属_1 (Prevotella_1) 6.65%、瘤胃球菌属_1(Ruminococcus_1) 5.17%、琥珀酸弧菌属(Succinivibrio) 2.75%等。16S功能预测和COG、KEGG代谢通路数据库对比发现,功能集中在氨基酸运输和代谢、碳水化合物转运及代谢的相关基因上,可能含有丰富的蛋白分解、转运及代谢酶相关基因和大量的纤维素以及木质素降解酶基因。经碳水化合物活性酶(CAZymes)注释和KEGG代谢酶数据库比对显示,预测的功能基因糖苷水解酶和糖基转移酶所占比例较高;产乙酸和丁酸相关酶基因丰度较高。安格斯牛瘤胃内含有丰富的蛋白质分解、木质纤维素降解和挥发性脂肪酸生成菌群及酶系,为展示瘤胃微生物多样性,发现和筛选新的功能酶基因提供参考。     

昆虫与其肠道菌群互作机理的研究进展及其在害虫管理中的应用前景

昆虫肠道中栖息着真菌、病毒、细菌、原生动物和古菌等种类繁多、数量庞大的微生物,总称为肠道微生物群。其中,细菌是最主要的类群,统称为肠道菌群。一方面,肠道菌群广泛参与了宿主昆虫的生长发育、免疫防御与器官稳态维持、抗药性的产生、逆境抗性和社会行为等众多关键生理过程。另一方面,昆虫的肠道免疫系统中有一套精细的调控机制来维持宿主与其肠道菌群之间的共生关系。高通量测序技术与组学技术的发展和应用极大地促进了对昆虫体内微生物群的结构与功能的认识和理解,并明显提高了人类对昆虫微生物资源的利用能力。本文综合介绍了关于昆虫肠道菌群的组成、功能及其与宿主互作机理等方面的研究现状,并在此基础上对昆虫耐受与调控其肠道菌群稳态的机理研究及其相关的应用前景进行了展望。     

人体肠道微生物多样性和功能研究进展

人体肠道中庞大而复杂的微生物群落对人体自身代谢表型有深远的影响.肠道微生物群落在亚种或菌株水平上表现出极大的多样性.利用微生物分子生态学、元基因组学和代谢组学研究方法,发现肠道微生物与宿主表现出共进化的特点,肠道微生物群落及其基因组为宿主提供了互补的遗传和代谢功能,表现出互惠共生关系.但是,肠道微生物群落中影响宿主代谢表型的关键功能菌鉴定及其作用模式问题仍然悬而未决,综合运用多种高通量研究方法和多维数据分析方法可能成为解决这个问题的突破口.     

组学视角下养殖动物消化道微生物组结构与功能研究进展北大核心

养殖动物消化道中含有大量的微生物,不仅参与动物对营养物质的消化和吸收,还对宿主生长发育及免疫起重要调节作用。动物消化道微生物组研究是目前国内外的热点领域,取得了一系列重要研究进展。深入了解养殖动物消化道微生物组的结构与功能,将为今后调控和应用消化道微生物、提高动物生产性能、改善动物胃肠道健康和实现绿色健康养殖奠定理论基础。本文以4种代表性养殖动物(牛、羊、猪和鸡)为主体,对组学视角下其消化道微生物群落结构、功能等研究进展进行总结和分析;并对未来研究方向进行展望。     

Commentary: Reconciling Hygiene and Cleanliness: A New Perspective from Human Microbiome

Human beings have co-evolved with the microorganisms in our environment for millions of years, and have developed into a symbiosis in a mutually beneficial/defensive way. Human beings have significant multifaceted relationships with the diverse microbial community. Apart from the important protective role of microbial community exposure in development of early immunity, millions of inimitable bacterial genes of the diverse microbial community are the indispensable source of essential nutrients like essential amino acids and essential fatty acids for human body. The essential nutrition from microbiome is harvested through xenophagy. As an immune effector, xenophagy will capture any microorganisms that touch the epithelial cells of our gastrointestinal tract, degrade them and turn them into nutrients for the use of our body.     

Characterization of the intestinal microbiome of Hirschsprung’s disease with and without enterocolitis

Hirschsprung’s disease (HD) is a congenital malformation of the gastrointestinal tract characterized by the absence of the distal enteric nervous system. Hirschsprung-associated enterocolitis (HAEC) is severe life threatening complication of HD. The disease pathogenesis is still unclear, but evidences suggest that the intestinal microbiota may play important role in the development of HD and HAEC. Because microbial abundance and diversity might differ in HD patients with enterocolitis, we sought to generate comparative metagenomic signatures to characterize the structure of the microbiome in HD patients with and without enterocolitis. Our experimental design is to enroll four HD patients (two with enterocolitis and two without enterocolitis). The microbiome was characterized by 16S rRNA gene, and the data obtained will be used to taxonomically classify and compare community structure among different samples. We found that the structure of the microbiome within HAEC patients are differ from those without enterocolitis. This study helps us to understand microbial contributions to the etiology of Hirschsprung-associated enterocolitis.     

Review: The development of the gastrointestinal tract microbiota and intervention in neonatal ruminants

The complex microbiome colonizing the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) of ruminants plays an important role in the development of the immune system, nutrient absorption and metabolism. Hence, understanding GIT microbiota colonization in neonatal ruminants has positive impacts on host health and productivity. Microbes rapidly colonize the GIT after birth and gradually develop into a complex microbial community, which allows the possibility of GIT microbiome manipulation to enhance newborn health and growth and perhaps induce lasting effects in adult ruminants. This paper reviews recent advances in understanding how host-microbiome interactions affect the GIT development and health of neonatal ruminants. Following initial GIT microbiome colonization, continuous exposure to host-specific microorganisms is necessary for GIT development and immune system maturation. Furthermore, the early GIT microbial community structure is significantly affected by early life events, such as maternal microbiota exposure, dietary changes, age and the addition of prebiotics, probiotics and synbiotics, supporting the idea of microbial programming in early life. However, the time window in which interventions can optimally improve production and reduce gastrointestinal disease as well as the role of key host-specific microbiota constituents and host immune regulation requires further study.     

The gut microbiota,a key to understanding the health implications of micro(nano)plastics and their biodegradation

The effects of plastic debris on the environment and plant, animal, and human health are a global challenge, with micro(nano)plastics (MNPs) being the main focus. MNPs are found so often in the food chain that they are provoking an increase in human intake. They have been detected in most categories of consumed foods, drinking water, and even human feces. Therefore, oral ingestion becomes the main source of exposure to MNPs, and the gastrointestinal tract, primarily the gut, constantly interacts with these small particles. The consequences of human exposure to MNPs remain unclear. However, current in vivo studies and in vitro gastrointestinal tract models have shown that MNPs of several types and sizes impact gut intestinal bacteria, affecting gut homeostasis. The typical microbiome signature of MNP ingestion is often associated with dysbiosis and loss of resilience, leads to frequent pathogen outbreaks, and local and systemic metabolic disorders. Moreover, the small micro- and nano-plastic particles found in animal tissues with accumulated evidence of microbial degradation of plastics/MNPs by bacteria and insect gut microbiota raise the issue of whether human gut bacteria make key contributions to the bio-transformation of ingested MNPs. Here, we discuss these issues and unveil the complex interplay between MNPs and the human gut microbiome. Therefore, the elucidation of the biological consequences of this interaction on both host and microbiota is undoubtedly challenging. It is expected that microbial biotechnology and microbiome research could help decipher the extent to which gut microorganisms diversify and MNP-determinant species, mechanisms, and enzymatic systems, as well as become important to understand our response to MNP exposure and provide background information to inspire future holistic studies.     

Review: Microbial endocrinology: intersection of microbiology and neurobiology matters to swine health from infection to behavior

From birth to slaughter, pigs are in constant interaction with microorganisms. Exposure of the skin, gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts, and other systems allows microorganisms to affect the developmental trajectory and function of porcine physiology as well as impact behavior. These routes of communication are bi-directional, allowing the swine host to likewise influence microbial survival, function and community composition. Microbial endocrinology is the study of the bi-directional dialogue between host and microbe. Indeed, the landmark discovery of host neuroendocrine systems as hubs of host–microbe communication revealed neurochemicals act as an inter-kingdom evolutionary-based language between microorganism and host. Several such neurochemicals are stress catecholamines, which have been shown to drastically increase host susceptibility to infection and augment virulence of important swine pathogens, including Clostridium perfringens. Catecholamines, the production of which increase in response to stress, reach the epithelium of multiple tissues, including the gastrointestinal tract and lung, where they initiate diverse responses by members of the microbiome as well as transient microorganisms, including pathogens and opportunistic pathogens. Multiple laboratories have confirmed the evolutionary role of microbial endocrinology in infectious disease pathogenesis extending from animals to even plants. More recent investigations have now shown that microbial endocrinology also plays a role in animal behavior through the microbiota–gut–brain axis. As stress and disease are ever-present, intersecting concerns during each stage of swine production, novel strategies utilizing a microbial endocrinology-based approach will likely prove invaluable to the swine industry.     

What's Inside That Seed We Brew? A New Approach To Mining the Coffee Microbiome

Coffee is a critically important agricultural commodity for many tropical states and is a beverage enjoyed by millions of people worldwide. Recent concerns over the sustainability of coffee production have prompted investigations of the coffee microbiome as a tool to improve crop health and bean quality. This review synthesizes literature informing our knowledge of the coffee microbiome, with an emphasis on applications of fruit- and seed-associated microbes in coffee production and processing. A comprehensive inventory of microbial species cited in association with coffee fruits and seeds is presented as reference tool for researchers investigating coffee-microbe associations. It concludes with a discussion of the approaches and techniques that provide a path forward to improve our understanding of the coffee microbiome and its utility, as a whole and as individual components, to help ensure the future sustainability of coffee production.     

非人灵长类肠道微生物研究进展与展望

肠道微生物组被誉为动物的“第二套基因组”,与动物的个体发育、营养获取、生理功能、免疫调节等重要活动密切相关。非人灵长类在生态位、社会结构、地理分布以及进化上与人类相近,开展其肠道微生物研究不仅有助于了解灵长类的生态、保护和进化,而且对深入了解肠道微生物在人类进化中所发挥的作用也具有重要的参考价值。本文总结了影响非人灵长类肠道微生物变化的因素,包括系统发育、觅食、栖息地破碎化、年龄和性别、圈养方式以及社群生活,并探讨了肠道微生物研究在非人灵长类生态、行为、保护以及适应性进化方面的应用。未来,非人灵长类肠道微生物研究将为灵长类生态、进化和人类健康的研究提供新的视角,为灵长类的保护提供新的理论基础和研究方法。     

The potential for probiotic manipulation of the gastrointestinal microbiome

Multiple internal and external sites of the healthy human body are colonized by a diversity of symbiotic microbes. The microbial assemblages found in the intestine represent some of the most dense and diverse of these human-associated ecosystems. Unsurprisingly, the enteric microbiome, that is the totality of microbes, their combined genomes, and their interactions with the human body, has a profound impact on physiological aspects of mammalian function, not least, host immune response. Lack of early-life exposure to certain microbes, or shifts in the composition of the gastrointestinal microbiome have been linked to the development and progression of several intestinal and extra-intestinal diseases, including childhood asthma development and inflammatory bowel disease. Modulating microbial exposure through probiotic supplementation represents a long-held strategy towards ameliorating disease via intestinal microbial community restructuring. This field has experienced somewhat of a resurgence over the past few years, primarily due to the exponential increase in human microbiome studies and a growing appreciation of our dependence on resident microbiota to modulate human health. This review aims to review recent regulatory aspects related to probiotics in food. It also summarizes what is known to date with respect to human gastrointestinal microbiota - the niche which has been most extensively studied in the human system - and the evidence for probiotic supplementation as a viable therapeutic strategy for modulating this consortium.