Differentially expressed genes in a flock of Chinese local-breed chickens infected with a subgroup J avian leukosis virus using suppression subtractive hybridization

Avian leukosis virus subgroup J (ALV-J) is a new type of virus that mainly induces myeloid leukosis (ML) in chickens. To further elucidate the pathogenesis of ALV-J infection and tumor development, expression profiles from the bone marrow tissue of 15 infected and 18 non-infected birds from a local-breed poultry-farm under naturally infected conditions, were analyzed by suppression-subtractive hybridization. The birds were diagnosed as ML+ (or ML-) by specific ALV-J detection methods, involving serological tests for antigens and antibodies, and RT-PCR to detect viral RNA. A total of 59 partial gene sequences were revealed by differential screening of 496 forward and 384 reverse subtracted cDNA clones. Of these, 22 identified genes, including 8 up-regulated and 14 down-regulated, were related to immune functions, these genes being, MHC B-G antigen, translationally-controlled tumor protein (TPT1/TPTC), transferrin and ferritin, hemoglobin and Carbonic anhydrase. Four of the down-regulated genes were selected for further analysis, in view of their predicted roles in infection and immunity by real-time qRT-PCR, using RNA collected from the same birds as those used for SSH. The four genes were expressed at significantly lower levels (p < 0.001) in ALV-J infected birds than in non-infected ones.     

YXXM 基序对J 亚群禽白血病病毒复制的影响

[目的]毒株NX0101是骨髓瘤病变型J亚群禽白血病病毒,其早期感染细胞能诱导PI3 K/Akt信号转导通路的激活,本文针对NX0101毒株是否存在YXXM基序及其作用进行了探讨.[方法]利用TMpred软件对NX0101毒株囊膜蛋白(Env)的氨基酸序列进行生物信息学分析,通过搭桥PCR方法将YXXM基序相应的核苷酸序列突变后,构建突变质粒并转染DF-1细胞,拯救出YXXM突变体毒株NX0101 mt( Y/F,M/A),利用real-time PCR和ELISA方法检测并比较YXXM突变前后毒株在RNA水平和蛋白水平的复制情况.[结果]NX0101毒株Env胞浆区554 -557位氨基酸存在典型的PI3K结合基序YXXM.YXXM基序突变后,病毒RNA转录水平和病毒蛋白合成水平都显著下降.[结论]YXXM基序对NX0101毒株在体外宿主细胞中复制发挥重要的作用.     

中国麻鸡中发现禽J亚群白血病

首次报道了中国特有鸡种——麻鸡J亚群白血病的发病情况。山东某种鸡场饲养的中国麻鸡,于开产前出现消瘦、贫血、瘫痪等症状,死亡率达10%。经大体剖检发现,病鸡的内脏器官均弥漫性肿大,色彩斑驳,质度较硬;在胸骨内侧、小肠浆膜面和气管粘膜面出现大小不等的肿瘤结节,呈灰白色。组织学检查发现,增生的肿瘤细胞为均一的髓细胞。用禽白血病病毒J亚群（ALV_J）的特异性引物进行PCR检测,阳性率为89%(15/17);PCR产物测序,其基因序列、预期氨基酸序列与ALV_J原型株HPRS_103的同源性分别为98.05%和97.4%。用ALV_J单克隆抗体,经免疫组织化学检测发现,在肿瘤组织、肝、脾、肾、骨髓、腺胃中呈现强特异性染色。上述检测表明此髓细胞肿瘤是由ALV_J感染引起的。ALV_J麻鸡病例的发现警示：应注意中国地方种鸡的白血病净化工作。     

致蛋鸡血管瘤J亚群禽白血病病毒cDNA全序列分析

【目的】了解近年来我国商品蛋鸡群中以血管瘤为主要表型的J亚群禽白血病病毒(Avian Leukosis Virus subgroup J,ALV-J)的分子生物学特性,为控制ALV-J在鸡群中流行提供基础资料。【方法】采用PCR扩增和序列分析技术,对分离自血管瘤或者血管瘤与髓样细胞瘤(Myeloid Leukosis,ML)并存的3株蛋鸡ALV-J毒株前病毒DNA的全序列及3株商品蛋鸡血管瘤型分离毒和1株商品蛋鸡ML型分离毒的致瘤关键性序列进行研究。【结果】来自血管瘤或者血管瘤与ML并存的商品蛋鸡分离毒株与来自肉鸡分离毒株的全序列差异明显,在遗传进化树上分属两个大的分支;研究发现商品蛋鸡血管瘤及ML混合病例分离毒JS09GY3与JS09GY6株的引物结合位点(Primer Binding Site,PBS)-Leader中出现极为罕见的连续19bp的插入突变,其与劳斯相关病毒1(Rous Associated Virustype1,RAV-1)、劳斯相关病毒2(Rous Associated Virustype2,RAV-2)及劳斯肉瘤病毒施密特-鲁宾二氏[Rous sarcoma virus(strain Schmidt-RuppinB),RSV-SRB]毒株序列相同;通过对U3区调控元件的分析,发现血管瘤商品蛋鸡病例分离毒NHH与JS09GY5的U3区各发生1处连续序列缺失,出现了极为独特的c-Est-1、TCF11及C/EBP结合位点,这些调控元件可能与病毒的致肿瘤特性相关;所测的5株血管瘤商品蛋鸡分离毒均保留完整E元件,而所有肉鸡分离毒的E元件均发生了几乎相同的大部分序列缺失;首次发现血管瘤商品蛋鸡分离毒JS09GY3的E元件中有11bp的连续插入序列。【结论】商品蛋鸡血管瘤型ALV-J与肉鸡分离毒在全序列上差异明显,U3、DR1和E元件等区域有一部分特殊的突变与毒株的宿主类型和肿瘤表型有一定关系,其功能尚需进一步研究。而血管瘤型、髓细胞瘤型ALV-J可能是ALV-J与其它反转录病毒的重组毒。     

Effects of ultra-strong static magnetic field on the gut microbiota of humans and mice

To explore the effect of ultra-strong static magnetic field on gut microbiota, 16 T static magnetic field was used to study the changes in the structure and composition of human and mouse gut microbiota in this environment. In the mouse gut microbiota, at the genus level, the magnetic field significantly decreased the relative abundances of Escherichia-Shigella, Lactobacillus, Enterococcus, Burkholderia-Caballeronia-Paraburkholderia, Parasutterella, and Ralstonia and significantly increased those of Parabacteroides, Alloprevotella, Alistipes, Odoribacter, Bacteroides, Mucispirillum, Sutterella, and Prevotellaceae_UCG-001. Similarly, at the genus level, the relative abundances of Bacteroides, Parabacteroides, Romboutsia, and Streptococcus significantly decreased in the human gut microbiota. Contrary to the changing trend of the abundance in the mouse gut, the abundances of Bacteroides and Parabacteroides in the human gut were significantly reduced under magnetic field. The BugBase phenotypic prediction analysis showed that the relative abundances of five phenotypes, including anaerobism, mobile elements, potential pathogenicity, stress-tolerant, and biofilm formation, changed significantly in the mouse gut microbiota, while the relative abundances of two phenotypes, including Gram-positive and Gram-negative phenotypes, changed significantly in the human gut microbiota. The 16 T magnetic field could differently affect the composition, structure, and phenotypes of gut microbiota in human and mice, suggesting the importance of model selection in studying the biological effects of magnetic field.     

不同病变型J亚群禽白血病病毒LTR启动子序列分析及活性比较

从ALV-J中国地方分离株SCAU-HN06株(血管瘤病变型)、NX0101株和JS-nt株(骨髓瘤病变型)病毒的细胞培养物提取前病毒DNA,通过PCR扩增各毒株的LTR并克隆,随后进行测序分析。与国内外ALV-J参考毒株LTR序列比较发现:国内地方分离株与英国ALV-J原型株HPRS-103和美国ALV-J原型株ADOL-7501的LTR核苷酸序列相似性为88.0%~97.2%;LTR中的U5区及R区具有较高的保守性,而U3区内存在较大差异。将不同病变型ALV-J的LTR片段分别插入pCAT-basic载体CAT报告基因5'端。用所得的重组报告基因表达质粒转染DF-1细胞,48h后通过测定转染细胞中的CAT表达量来评价LTR启动子的活性。结果表明,SCAU-HN06株与骨髓瘤病变型ALV-J(JS-nt株,NX0101株)LTR启动子活性差异不显著。     

J亚群鸡白血病病毒AH09/2株的gp85基因的克隆与原核表达

利用PCR方法扩增出J亚群禽白血病病毒(ALV-J)AH09/2株的gp85基因全长930 bp DNA片段。经T载体克隆测序并连接到pGEX-6p-1载体上,构建了重组表达质粒pGEX-6P-1-gp85,在IPTG的诱导下进行表达。Western-blot结果分析表明,gp85融合蛋白表达产物分子量大小约61 kDa,并能与ALV-Jenv基因单抗发生特异性反应。这些结果为深入研究GP85蛋白的生物学功能及研制ALV-J检测ELISA试剂盒奠定了基础。     

The follicle promotes the evolution of variants of avian leukosis virus subgroup J in vertical transmission

Avian leukosis virus (ALV) is one of the main causative agent of tumor development, which brings enormous economic losses to the poultry industry worldwide. ALV can be transmitted horizontally and vertically, and the latter often give rise to more adverse pathogenicity. However, the propagation and evolution of ALV underlying vertical transmission remain not-well understood. Herein, an animal model for the evolution of variants of ALV subgroup J (ALV-J) in the vertical transmission was built and different organs from infected hens and plasma from their ALV-positive progenies were collected, and then three segments in the hypervariable regions of ALV (gp85-A, gp85-B, LTR-C) were amplified and sequenced using conventional Sanger sequencing and MiSeq high-throughput sequencing, respectively. The results showed that the genomic diversity of ALV-J occurred in different organs from ALV-J infected hen, and that the dominant variants in different organs of parental hens, especially in follicle, changed significantly compared with original inoculum strain. Notably, the dominant variants in progenies exhibited higher homologies with variants in parental hens’ follicle (88.9%–98.9%) than other organs (85.6%–91.1%), and most consistent mutations in the variants were observed between the progenies and parental hen’s follicle. Furthermore, HyPhy analysis indicated that the global selection pressure value (ω) in the follicle is significantly higher than those in other organs. In summary, an animal model for vertical transmission was built and our findings revealed the evolution of variants of ALV in the process of vertical transmission, moreover, the variants were most likely to be taken to the next generation via follicle, which may be related to the higher selection pressure follicle underwent.     

Evolution of gp85 gene of subgroup J avian leukosis virus under the selective pressure of antibodies

Subgroup J Avian leucosis virus (ALV-J) strain NX0101 was inoculated into chicken embryo fibroblasts (CEF) monolayers in 6-well plates. The six wells of CEF inoculated with NX0101 were divided into groups A (without anti-ALV-J serum in the medium) and B (with anti-ALV-J serum in the medium), then viruses from each well of both groups were separately passed in CEF every 6 d and formed their independent passage lineages. For each lineage of both groups, gp85 genes of the viruses in the 10th, 20th and 30th passages were amplified, cloned and sequenced. The sequence data indicated that the homologies of gp85 at aa level between the primary virus and the passed viruses of different passages of 3 lineages in group A were 97.7%–99.7%; and the homologies of gp85 between the primary virus and the passed viruses of different passages of 3 lineages in group B were 93.8%–96.1%. Analysis of the ratios of nonsynonium (NS) vs synonium (S) mutations of nucleic acids demonstrated that NS/S in 3 highly variable (hr-) regions at aa#110–120, aa#141–151 and aa#189–194 of gp85 in 3 lineages of group A were 2 (8/4), 1(3/3) and 1.3 (4/3), however, NS/S in the same 3 hr-regions of group B were 4.1 (13/3), 4.7 (14/3) and 3.3 (11/3). This study is the first demonstration of influence of immune selective pressure on evolution of ALV-J gp85 by specific antibodies under the controlled in vitro experiments.     

Evolution of gp85 gene of subgroup J avian leukosis virus under the selective pressure of antibodies

Subgroup J Avian leucosis virus (ALV-J) strain NX0101 was inoculated into chicken embryo fibroblasts (CEF) monolayers in 6-well plates. The six wells of CEF inoculated with NX0101 were divided into groups A (without anti-ALV-J serum in the medium) and B (with anti-ALV-J serum in the medium), then viruses from each well of both groups were separately passed in CEF every 6 d and formed their independent passage lineages. For each lineage of both groups, gp85 genes of the viruses in the 10th, 20th and 30th passages were amplified, cloned and sequenced. The sequence data indicated that the homologies of gp85 at aa level between the primary virus and the passed viruses of different passages of 3 lineages in group A were 97.7%-99.7%; and the homologies of gp85 between the primary virus and the passed viruses of different passages of 3 lineages in group B were 93.8%-96.1%. Analysis of the ratios of nonsynonium (NS) vs synonium (S) mutations of nucleic acids demonstrated that NS/S in 3 highly variable (hr-) regions at aa#110-120, aa#141-151 and aa#189-194 of gp85 in 3 lineages of group A were 2 (8/4), 1(3/3) and 1.3 (4/3), however, NS/S in the same 3 hr-regions of group B were 4.1 (13/3), 4.7 (14/3) and 3.3 (11/3). This study is the first demonstration of influence of immune selective pressure on evolution of ALV-J gp85 by specific antibodies under the controlled in vitro experiments.     

孕晚期肠道菌群与孕妇血糖血脂的临床相关性

[背景]孕期体重增长不当与孕妇血糖血脂水平紊乱密切相关,而血糖血脂水平与母胎代谢性疾病的发生密切相关.肠道菌群协调肠道细胞吸收营养物质,可能与母婴糖脂代谢疾病的发生具有密切关系.[目的]观察孕期增重不同的孕妇肠道菌群生物多样性、丰富度与功能间差异,探讨孕晚期肠道菌群与孕妇血糖血脂的相关性.[方法]收集34例孕晚期孕妇粪...     

Diet strongly influences the gut microbiota of surgeonfishes

Intestinal tracts are among the most densely populated microbial ecosystems. Gut microbiota and their influence on the host have been well characterized in terrestrial vertebrates but much less so in fish. This is especially true for coral reef fishes, which are among the most abundant groups of vertebrates on earth. Surgeonfishes (family: Acanthuridae) are part of a large and diverse family of reef fish that display a wide range of feeding behaviours, which in turn has a strong impact on the reef ecology. Here, we studied the composition of the gut microbiota of nine surgeonfish and three nonsurgeonfish species from the Red Sea. High‐throughput pyrosequencing results showed that members of the phylum Firmicutes, especially of the genus Epulopiscium, were dominant in the gut microbiota of seven surgeonfishes. Even so, there were large inter‐ and intraspecies differences in the diversity of surgeonfish microbiota. Replicates of the same host species shared only a small number of operational taxonomic units (OTUs), although these accounted for most of the sequences. There was a statistically significant correlation between the phylogeny of the host and their gut microbiota, but the two were not completely congruent. Notably, the gut microbiota of three nonsurgeonfish species clustered with some surgeonfish species. The microbiota of the macro‐ and microalgavores was distinct, while the microbiota of the others (carnivores, omnivores and detritivores) seemed to be transient and dynamic. Despite some anomalies, both host phylogeny and diet were important drivers for the intestinal microbial community structure of surgeonfishes from the Red Sea.     

基于16S rRNA基因扩增子测序分析日本囊对虾肠道菌群结构与功能的特征

【背景】肠道菌群在对虾的生理活动中起关键作用。日本囊对虾是我国海水养殖虾类中的主要品种之一,迄今为止有关其肠道菌群结构与功能的研究还鲜有报道。【目的】利用高通量测序技术探究日本囊对虾肠道菌群的组成结构与功能作用,揭示虾体肠道菌群与外源菌群结构间的相关性。【方法】60 d的养殖周期结束后,分别采集日本囊对虾肠道样品(归为虾肠组,n=3)、养殖水体样品(归为水体组,n=3)和对虾饲料样品(归为饲料组,n=3),提取各样品总DNA进行16SrRNA基因扩增子测序,基于生物信息学方法分析与比较样品间的菌群结构特征,并使用PICRUSt软件预测日本囊对虾肠道菌群功能。【结果】3组样品测序共获得822 713条有效序列,抽平处理后可聚类为3 416个OTU。虾肠组样品中有28.49%、59.30%的OTU可以依次在水体组、饲料组样品中检测到。门水平上,虾肠组样品中的优势菌门为变形菌门(Proteobacteria)、拟杆菌门(Bacteroidetes)、厚壁菌门(Firmicutes)和梭杆菌门(Fusobacteria)。水体组、饲料组与虾肠组样品中的优势菌门结构不尽相同,但均由变形菌门和拟杆菌门组成。属水平上,虾肠组样品中的优势菌属包括弧菌属(Vibrio)、另类弧菌属(Aliivibrio)、假交替单胞菌属(Pseudoalteromonas)、假黄棕杆菌属(Pseudofulvibacter)、科尔韦尔氏菌属(Colwellia)、小纺锤状菌属(Fusibacter)、发光杆菌属(Photobacterium)、脱硫弧菌属(Desulfovibrio)、嗜冷杆菌属(Psychrobacter)以及弓形杆菌属(Arcobacter)。水体组和饲料组中检出的核心菌属结构与虾肠组相比有明显差异,其中海命菌属(Marivita)和假单胞菌属(Pseudomonas)分别为养殖水体及对虾饲料样品中的最优势菌属。PICRUSt预测结果显示,日本囊对虾肠道菌群的基因功能主要与新陈代谢类功能有关,包含氨基酸代谢、碳水化合物代谢与能量代谢等。【结论】日本囊对虾肠道菌群与其他种类对虾肠道菌群的结构间存在共性,其形成在一定程度上受到了外源菌群的干预,并在虾体的日常代谢活动中发挥了一定的作用。     

采用高通量测序技术研究抗生素对小鼠肠道菌群的影响

目的 探讨不同浓度抗生素对小鼠肠道菌群多样性和结构的影响,并预测相关功能变化。方法 15只SPF级ICR小鼠随机分为正常组、低浓度抗生素组和高浓度抗生素组,连续灌胃5 d后,采集小鼠新鲜粪便样本。利用Illumina MiSeq测序平台,对细菌的16S rRNA V3‒V4区进行高通量测序,并对测序结果进行生物信息学分析。结果 高、低浓度抗生素组小鼠肠道菌群组成与正常组存在明显差异。与正常组相比,高剂量组小鼠肠道肠球菌属、志贺埃希菌属相对丰度显著升高（t=‒2.71,P=0.026;t=‒2.30,P<0.05）;分节丝状菌属、拟普雷沃菌属相对丰度显著降低（t=2.88,P=0.020;t=2.49,P=0.037）,理研菌属极显著降低（t=3.79,P=0.005）。低剂量组小鼠肠道菌群变形菌纲成为优势菌,芽胞杆菌属、粪球菌_2、苏黎世杆菌属、普雷沃菌属_2、普雷沃菌属_7、志贺埃希菌属、沙雷菌属和放线菌属等相对丰度显著升高（均P<0.05）;梭杆菌属、泛菌属极显著升高（t=‒3.19,P=0.013;t=‒3.50,P=0.008）;分节丝状菌属、理研菌属相对丰度显著降低（t=2.69,P=0.028;t=2.33,P=0.048）。PICRUSt功能预测分析显示,抗生素组显著增加人类疾病、细胞过程和环境信息处理功能层的基因拷贝数,显著降低有机系统、遗传信息处理和代谢功能层的基因拷贝数。结论 广谱抗生素能破坏小鼠肠道的微生态平衡,有必要深入研究抗生素对心血管、免疫性、感染性及神经退行性疾病发展的潜在作用。     

Effect of cinnamon essential oil on gut microbiota in the mouse model of dextran sodium sulfate-induced colitis

Increasing evidence has confirmed that the antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory effects of cinnamon essential oil (CEO) contribute to protection against inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)-induced colitis mouse model was established to investigate the correlation between the protective effects of CEO and the regulation of intestinal microflora. The symptoms of IBD were assessed by measuring the hemoglobin content, myeloperoxidase activity, histopathological observation, cytokines, and toll-like receptor (TLR4) expression. The alteration of the fecal microbiome composition was analyzed by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The results indicated that the oral administration of CEO enriched with cinnamaldehyde effectively alleviated the development of DSS-induced colitis. In contrast to the inability of antibiotics to regulate flora imbalance, the mice fed with CEO had an improved diversity and richness of intestinal microbiota, and a modified community composition with a decrease in Helicobacter and Bacteroides and an increase in Bacteroidales_S24-7 family and short-chain fatty acids (SCFA)-producing bacteria (Alloprevotella and Lachnospiraceae_NK4A136_group). Moreover, the correlation analysis showed that TLR4 and tumor necrosis factor-α was positively correlated with Helicobacter, but inversely correlated with SCFA-producing bacteria. These findings indicated from a new perspective that the inhibitory effect of CEO on IBD was closely related to improving the intestinal flora imbalance.     

海拔高度对青藏高原放牧牦牛肠道菌群多样性的影响

[背景]肠道菌群与宿主健康及环境适应性密切相关,牦牛为青藏高原特有的草食性反刍动物,不同海拔高度如何影响牦牛肠道菌群组成及肠道菌群在牦牛适应高海拔生境中的作用尚不清楚.[目的]探究青藏高原放牧牦牛肠道菌群多样性及其与海拔高度间的关系.[方法]采集青海省玛沁县(海拔4220 m)和乐都县(2745 m)2个海拔高度放牧牦...     

用于蜜蜂和熊蜂肠道微生物分类的细菌16S rRNA数据库优化

蜜蜂和熊蜂是重要的传粉昆虫, 对农业生产及生态平衡的维持具有重要作用。近年来, 研究发现蜜蜂及熊蜂肠道内含有大量微生物, 其组成简单、特异。正常的肠道微生物群落对蜜蜂的生长、激素调节、致病菌抵抗等具有重要作用。随着高通量测序的发展, 研究者们也可快速获得传粉蜂肠道微生物组成, 这给生物多样性和物种保护及蜂类健康等的研究带来了便捷。但是由于蜜蜂和熊蜂肠道微生物群落均由特殊菌种组成, 目前的细菌16S rRNA数据库无法对其进行准确的分类, 并且部分东方蜜蜂(Apis cerana)特有的肠道微生物菌种缺乏16S rRNA序列信息。本文从来源于5个不同省份的东方蜜蜂肠道中分离得到在东方蜜蜂中普遍含有的Apibacter菌属纯菌, 获取其全长16S rRNA序列, 并对目前蜜蜂和熊蜂肠道的5个核心菌种的分类进行了综述, 对其分类和命名进行了修正。根据蜜蜂肠道微生物的明确分类, 在目前常用的SILVA细菌分类数据库基础之上对其进行了命名及分类优化, 并加入东方蜜蜂中普遍含有的Apibacter序列, 从而获得了优化数据库Bee Gut Microbiota-Database (BGM-Db)。通过1组东方蜜峰及1组西方蜜蜂(Apis mellifera)的肠道菌群高通量测序结果, 分析不同数据库的表现, 我们发现相比于SILVA和Ribosomal Database Project (RDP), BGM-Db对蜜蜂肠道16S rRNA高通量测序短序列实现了菌种级别的分类, 分辨率更高。     

Stool microbiota composition is associated with the prospective risk of Plasmodium falciparum infection

Background

In humans it is unknown if the composition of the gut microbiota alters the risk of Plasmodium falciparum infection or the risk of developing febrile malaria once P. falciparum infection is established. Here we collected stool samples from a cohort composed of 195 Malian children and adults just prior to an intense P. falciparum transmission season. We assayed these samples using massively parallel sequencing of the 16S ribosomal RNA gene to identify the composition of the gut bacterial communities in these individuals. During the ensuing 6-month P. falciparum transmission season we examined the relationship between the stool microbiota composition of individuals in this cohort and their prospective risk of both P. falciparum infection and febrile malaria.

Results

Consistent with prior studies, stool microbial diversity in the present cohort increased with age, although the overall microbiota profile was distinct from cohorts in other regions of Africa, Asia and North America. Age-adjusted Cox regression analysis revealed a significant association between microbiota composition and the prospective risk of P. falciparum infection; however, no relationship was observed between microbiota composition and the risk of developing febrile malaria once P. falciparum infection was established.

Conclusions

These findings underscore the diversity of gut microbiota across geographic regions, and suggest that strategic modulation of gut microbiota composition could decrease the risk of P. falciparum infection in malaria-endemic areas, potentially as an adjunct to partially effective malaria vaccines.

Electronic supplementary material

The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12864-015-1819-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.     

不同身体质量指数人群肠道菌群结构及共存网络解析

[背景] 人体能量稳态失衡表现为体重过轻、超重和肥胖,肠道菌群与人体能量稳态的维持有关,但不同身体质量指数（Body Mass Index,BMI）人群的肠道菌群特征仍需进一步探究。[目的] 基于美国肠道计划公开数据库,解析4类BMI人群肠道菌群的特征,并探究4类BMI人群肠道菌群共存网络特征及差异,为基于肠道菌群来干预肥胖及体重过轻等不健康状态提供新的理论依据。[方法] 从美国肠道计划数据集中筛选具有BMI信息的肠道菌群样本,并根据世界卫生组织规定的BMI划分标准将筛选后的样本分为4类：体重过轻（BMI<18.5 kg/m²）,正常体重（18.5 kg/m²2）,超重（25 kg/m²2）,肥胖（BMI>30 kg/m²）;通过计算和比较肠道菌群的α多样性和β多样性探究4类BMI人群肠道菌群的整体结构特征及差异;通过多元线性回归模型对不同BMI分类与肠道菌群进行相关性分析,并且将地域、年龄、性别因素作为混杂因素加入到模型中进行校正;采用SparCC分别计算4类BMI人群肠道菌群中菌属相关性,并分别构建肠道菌群共存网络。[结果] 经过Wilcoxon秩和检验,发现体重过轻、超重、肥胖人群的肠道菌群α多样性都显著低于正常体重人群;β多样性分析结果表明4类BMI人群肠道菌群的整体结构存在显著差异;4类BMI人群肠道中厚壁菌门（Firmicutes）和拟杆菌门（Bacteroidetes）的相对含量无显著差异;通过MaAsLin分析,并且将地域、年龄、性别因素作为混杂因素加入到模型中进行校正,共得到49个与BMI类型显著相关的物种;4类BMI人群肠道菌群共存网络的拓扑结构具有一定差异,体重过轻和正常体重人群肠道菌群共存网络的复杂度较高,超重和肥胖人群肠道菌群共存网络的复杂度较低。[结论] 4类BMI人群肠道菌群的多样性、整体结构和共存网络间均存在差异。