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Convergence of gut microbiotas in the adaptive radiations of African cichlid fishes
JournalArticle (Originalarbeit in einer wissenschaftlichen Zeitschrift)
 
ID 4196351
Author(s) Baldo, Laura; Pretus, Joan Lluís; Riera, Joan Lluís; Musilova, Zuzana; Bitja Nyom, Arnold Roger; Salzburger, Walter
Author(s) at UniBasel Salzburger, Walter
Year 2017
Title Convergence of gut microbiotas in the adaptive radiations of African cichlid fishes
Journal ISME Journal
Volume 11
Number 9
Pages / Article-Number 1975-1987
Abstract Ecoevolutionary dynamics of the gut microbiota at the macroscale level, that is, in across-species comparisons, are largely driven by ecological variables and host genotype. The repeated explosive radiations of African cichlid fishes in distinct lakes, following a dietary diversification in a context of reduced genetic diversity, provide a natural setup to explore convergence, divergence and repeatability in patterns of microbiota dynamics as a function of the host diet, phylogeny and environment. Here we characterized by 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing the gut microbiota of 29 cichlid species from two distinct lakes/radiations (Tanganyika and Barombi Mbo) and across a broad dietary and phylogenetic range. Within each lake, a significant deviation between a carnivorous and herbivorous lifestyle was found. Herbivore species were characterized by an increased bacterial taxonomic and functional diversity and converged in key compositional and functional community aspects. Despite a significant lake effect on the microbiota structure, this process has occurred with remarkable parallels in the two lakes. A metabolic signature most likely explains this trend, as indicated by a significant enrichment in herbivores/omnivores of bacterial taxa and functions associated with fiber degradation and detoxification of plant chemical compounds. Overall, compositional and functional aspects of the gut microbiota individually and altogether validate and predict main cichlid dietary habits, suggesting a fundamental role of gut bacteria in cichlid niche expansion and adaptation.
Publisher Nature Publishing Group
ISSN/ISBN 1751-7362 ; 1751-7370
edoc-URL http://edoc.unibas.ch/58837/
Full Text on edoc Available
Digital Object Identifier DOI 10.1038/ismej.2017.62
PubMed ID http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28509910
Document type (ISI) Journal Article
 
   

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