Phylogenetic analysis of bacterial community in the gut of American cockroach (Periplaneta americana)

OBJECTIVE: The present study was to fully evaluate the intestinal bacterial community of Periplaneta americana, an important model to study insects.

METHODS: We investigated the bacterial community of P. americana gut by culture-independent methods, involving constructing the 16S rRNA gene library and microbial diversity analysis.

RESULTS: The phylotypes were affiliated with Proteobacteria (66.4%), Bacteroidetes (17.8%), Firmicutes (14.5%), Fusobacteria (0.6%) and unclassified bacteria (0.6%). Phylogenetic analysis shows that 15% of the sequences clustered with that from a closely related omnivorous cockroach; and 59% clustered with that from more distantly related animals, including omnivorous, herbivorous, and carnivorous animals, which differ greatly in feeding habits. Moreover, 18% of the clones showed high sequence identity with potential pathogens closely related to human diseases, which also reinforces the concept of the cockroach as a carrier of pathogens.

CONCLUSION: Due to their habits of feeding on a variety of foodstuffs, omnivorous cockroaches harbor a large and diverse microbial community in the gut. The host phylogeny and dietary habits might be critical for the intestinal bacterial community composition of cockroaches.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2013

Erschienen:

2013

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:53

Enthalten in:

Wei sheng wu xue bao = Acta microbiologica Sinica - 53(2013), 9 vom: 04. Sept., Seite 984-94

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Fang, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Fang, Zemin [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Zhimiao [VerfasserIn]
Yuan, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Xuecheng [VerfasserIn]
Peng, Hui [VerfasserIn]
Hong, Yuzhi [VerfasserIn]
Xiao, Yazhong [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

DNA, Bacterial
DNA, Ribosomal
Journal Article
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 23.01.2014

Date Revised 31.12.2013

published: Print

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Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM234033134