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ArticleCurrent microbiology2021

Enteromorpha prolifera Diet Drives Intestinal Microbiome Composition in Siganus oramin.

Yan Xu, Jin Li, Xuefeng Han, Zhibiao Zhang, Mingqi Zhong, Zhong Hu

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Article in Current microbiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Yan Xu *Department of Biology, Shantou University, No. 243, Daxue Road, Shantou, 515063, Guangdong, China.
Jin Li *Department of Biology, Shantou University, No. 243, Daxue Road, Shantou, 515063, Guangdong, China.
Xuefeng HanDepartment of Biology, Shantou University, No. 243, Daxue Road, Shantou, 515063, Guangdong, China.
Zhibiao ZhangDepartment of Biology, Shantou University, No. 243, Daxue Road, Shantou, 515063, Guangdong, China.
Mingqi ZhongDepartment of Biology, Shantou University, No. 243, Daxue Road, Shantou, 515063, Guangdong, China. mqzhong@stu.edu.cn.
Zhong HuDepartment of Biology, Shantou University, No. 243, Daxue Road, Shantou, 515063, Guangdong, China. hzh@stu.edu.cn.

Funding

Department of Education of Guangdong Province 2019GKTSCX071Guangdong Science and Technology Department 2018KCXTD012National Natural Science Foundation of China 41476150Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province 2017A020217004Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province 2017A040403011
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Enteromorpha prolifera (E. prolifera) contains complex sulfated polysaccharides that are resistant to biological degradation. Most organisms cannot digest biomass of E. prolifera, except Siganus oramin (S. oramin). This study was conducted to identify the bacteria in the intestine of S. oramin facilitating the digestion of E. prolifera polysaccharides (EPP). Metagenomic sequencing analysis of the S. oramin intestinal microbiota revealed that E. prolifera diet increased the number of Firmicutes, replacing Proteobacteria to be the dominant bacteria. The proportion of Firmicutes increased from 38.8 to 58.6%, with Bacteroidetes increasing nearly fivefold from 5 to 23.7%. 16S rDNA high-throughput sequencing showed that EPP-induced Bacteroidetes increased significantly in the intestinal flora of S. oramin cultivated in vitro. Metatranscriptome analysis showed that EPP induced more transferase, polysaccharide hydrolase, glycoside hydrolase, and esterases expressed in vitro, and most of them were taxonomically annotated to Bacteroidetes. Compared with the aggregation of GH family genes in metagenomic sequencing analysis in vivo, EPP induced more CBM32, GH2, GT2, GT30, and GH30 families gene expression in vitro. In general, We found that the bacteria in intestinal tract of S. oramin responsible for digestion of E. prolifera were Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes, while Bacteroidetes was the dominant bacteria involved in EPP degradation in vitro cultures. Compared with in vivo experiments, only GH family genes were mostly involved, we detected a more complete and complex EPP degradation pathway in vitro. The results may benefit the further study of biodegradation of E. prolifera and has potential implications for the utilization of E. prolifera for biotechnology.

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Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeUlvaDietHumansMetagenomeMetagenomics

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