Microclimate shapes the phylosymbiosis of rodent gut microbiota in Jordan’s Great Rift Valley

Frontiers in Microbiology · 4 authors, 4 centres

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This study used 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing to compare the gut microbiota of two wild rodent species (Acomys cahirinus and Mus musculus) across three bioclimatic zones in Jordan's Great Rift Valley. Bioclimatic zone significantly shaped gut microbiota composition while host phylogeny did not, with microbial alpha diversity highest in Mediterranean and lowest in Sudanian zones.

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The study investigated the gut microbiota of two wild rodent species, Acomys cahirinus and Mus musculus, across three bioclimatic zones (Mediterranean, Irano-Turanian, and Sudanian) in Jordan's Great Rift Valley using high-throughput amplicon sequencing of 16S rRNA gene fragments. Host phylogeny was confirmed via D-loop sequencing, which revealed marked genetic differences between the two species. Bioclimatic zone had a significant effect on gut microbiota composition, whereas host phylogeny did not. Amplicon sequence variants unique to the Sudanian zone were identified. Core microbiota families were consistent between heterospecific hosts, though diversity decreased in conspecific populations at lower altitudes in the Sudanian zone.

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Microclimate shapes the phylosymbiosis of rodent gut microbiota in Jordan’s Great Rift Valley

Frontiers in Microbiology

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Host phylogeny and the environment play vital roles in shaping animal microbiomes. However, the effects of these variables on the diversity and richness of the gut microbiome in different bioclimatic zones remain underexplored. In this study, we investigated the effects of host phylogeny and bioclimatic zone on the diversity and composition of the gut microbiota of two heterospecific rodent species, the spiny mouse Acomys cahirinus and the house mouse Mus musculus , in three bioclimatic zones of the African Great Rift Valley (GRV). We confirmed host phylogeny using the D-loop sequencing method and analyzed the influence of host phylogeny and bioclimatic zone parameters on the rodent gut microbiome using high-throughput amplicon sequencing of 16S rRNA gene fragments. Phylogenetic analysis supported the morphological identification of the rodents and revealed a marked genetic difference between the two heterospecific species. We found that bioclimatic zone had a significant effect on the gut microbiota composition while host phylogeny did not. Microbial alpha diversity of heterospecific hosts was highest in the Mediterranean forest bioclimatic zone, followed by the Irano–Turanian shrubland, and was lowest in the Sudanian savanna tropical zone. The beta diversity of the two rodent species showed significant differences across the Mediterranean, Irano–Turanian, and Sudanian regions. The phyla Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes were highly abundant, and Deferribacterota, Cyanobacteria and Proteobacteria were also prominent. Amplicon sequence variants (ASVs) were identified that were unique to the Sudanian bioclimatic zone. The core microbiota families recovered in this study were consistent among heterospecific hosts. However, diversity decreased in conspecific host populations found at lower altitudes in Sudanian bioclimatic zone. The composition of the gut microbiota is linked to the adaptation of the host to its environment, and this study underscores the importance of incorporating climatic factors such as elevation and ambient temperature, in empirical microbiome research and is the first to describe the rodent gut microbiome from the GRV.

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Enas Al-khlifeh, Sanaz Khadem, Bela Hausmann et al.. Microclimate shapes the phylosymbiosis of rodent gut microbiota in Jordan’s Great Rift Valley. Frontiers in Microbiology. (2023). https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1258775

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Enas Al-khlifeh, Sanaz Khadem, Bela Hausmann, David Berry

1Laboratory of Immunology, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Al-Balqa Applied University, Al-Salt, Jordan
2Division of Microbial Ecology, Department of Microbiology and Ecosystem Science, Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
3Joint Microbiome Facility of the Medical University of Vienna and the University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
4Division of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria