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ArticleMicrobiome2021

Multi-omics reveals the positive leverage of plant secondary metabolites on the gut microbiota in a non-model mammal.

Le Wang, Guangping Huang, Rong Hou, Dunwu Qi, Qi Wu, Yonggang Nie, Zhenqiang Zuo, Rui Ma, Wenliang Zhou, Yingjie Ma and 4 more

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Article in Microbiome, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27 citing papers in PubMed, 53 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Le Wang *Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Guangping Huang *Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Rong Hou *Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Chengdu, 610081, China.
Dunwu QiChengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Chengdu, 610081, China.
Qi WuKey Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Yonggang NieKey Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Zhenqiang ZuoCenter for Evolution and Conservation Biology, Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), 511458, Guangzhou, China.
Rui MaChengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Chengdu, 610081, China.
Wenliang ZhouKey Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Yingjie MaKey Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Yibo HuKey Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Zhisong YangSichuan Academy of Giant Panda, Chengdu, 610081, China.
Li YanKey Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Fuwen WeiKey Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China. weifw@ioz.ac.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-5233-1288
Chinese Academy of Sciences · CNChengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding · CNSouthern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou) · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFlavonoids are important plant secondary metabolites (PSMs) that have been widely used for their health-promoting effects. However, little is known about overall flavonoid metabolism and the interactive effects between flavonoids and the gut microbiota. The flavonoid-rich bamboo and the giant panda provide an ideal system to bridge this gap.

resultsHere, integrating metabolomic and metagenomic approaches, and in vitro culture experiment, we identified 97 flavonoids in bamboo and most of them have not been identified previously; the utilization of more than 70% flavonoid monomers was attributed to gut microbiota; the variation of flavonoid in bamboo leaves and shoots shaped the seasonal microbial fluctuation. The greater the flavonoid content in the diet was, the lower microbial diversity and virulence factor, but the more cellulose-degrading species.

conclusionsOur study shows an unprecedented landscape of beneficial PSMs in a non-model mammal and reveals that PSMs remodel the gut microbiota conferring host adaptation to diet transition in an ecological context, providing a novel insight into host-microbe interaction. Video abstract.

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Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeUrsidaeAnimalsDietMetagenomeMetagenomicsFlavonoidsGiant pandasMetabolomicsMetagenomicsPSMs

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