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Metagenomic analysis reveals gut phage diversity across three mammalian models.

Menghao Yu, Yunmeng Chu, Yongming Wang, Luofei Mo, Xin Tan, Shun Guo, Shengjian Yuan, Yingfei Ma

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Menghao YuState Key Laboratory of Quantitative Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China.
Yunmeng ChuState Key Laboratory of Quantitative Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China.
Yongming WangState Key Laboratory of Quantitative Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China.
Luofei MoState Key Laboratory of Quantitative Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China.
Xin TanState Key Laboratory of Quantitative Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China.
Shun GuoState Key Laboratory of Quantitative Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China.
Shengjian YuanState Key Laboratory of Quantitative Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China.
Yingfei MaState Key Laboratory of Quantitative Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China. yingfei.ma@siat.ac.cn.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe gut virome plays a pivotal role in shaping the host's microbiota. However, gut viruses across different mammalian models, and their connections with the human gut microbiota remain largely unknown.

resultsWe identified 977 high-confidence species-level viral operational taxonomic units (vOTUs) in mice (hcMGV), 12,896 in pigs (hcPGV), and 1480 in cynomolgus macaques (hcCMGV) from metagenomes, respectively. Clustering these vOTUs at approximately genus level uncovered novel clades with high prevalence across animal guts (> = 60%). In particular, crAss-like phages and cas-harboring jumbophages were characterized. Comparative analysis revealed that hcCMGV had a closer relationship with hcPGV than hcMGV, despite the animal-specific characteristics, and that 55.88% hcCMGV had connections with the human microbiota.

conclusionsOur findings shed light on the diversity of gut viruses across these three animals, contributing to future gut microbial studies using model animals. Video Abstract.

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BacteriophagesGastrointestinal MicrobiomeMetagenomicsAnimalsFecesHumansMacaca fascicularisMetagenomeMiceModels, AnimalPhylogenySwineViromeGut phageMammalian modelMetagenomics

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