Given the importance of the intestinal microbiota in life-long health,increasing attention has been paid to ecological mechanisms that govern microbial succession.Both environmental dispersal and host priority effect ...Given the importance of the intestinal microbiota in life-long health,increasing attention has been paid to ecological mechanisms that govern microbial succession.Both environmental dispersal and host priority effect play important roles in intestinal microbiota succession of aquatic animals,but their relative importance is unknown.Here,we explore the intestinal microbiota succession and assembly of Litopenaeus vannamei across larvae,postlarvae,juvenile,and preadult stages.We aimed to clarify the relative contributions between environmental dispersal and host priority effect on intestinal microbiota succession.We found that bothα-andβ-diversity of the intestinal microbiota changed dynamically along with host development.In particular,the intestinal microbiota assemblies were dominated by stochastic processes,except with the larvae stage.The succession of shrimp intestinal microbiota was clearly influenced by internal communities in the intestines of larvae,as well as the external communities in water and sediment.Importantly,the impact of environmental dispersal on the intestinal microbiota succession outweighed the host priority effect during the larvae and postlarvae stages.However,this situation was largely reversed during the juvenile and preadult stages.The possible reason is that,during the larvae and postlarvae stages,shrimp mainly feed on plankton from the environment,and their digestive system remains underdeveloped,the host recruits numerous microbes from the environment and selects specific microbes to aid digestion and nutrient absorption.These findings enhance our understanding of alternate effects of environmental and host factors on the intestinal microbiota succession of aquatic animals and provide a foundation for developing microecological management strategies in shrimp culture.展开更多
The aim of the study was to characterize natural and urban populations of two Apodemus species—the striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius) and the yellow-necked mouse (Apodemus flavicollis)—seeking to verify whether...The aim of the study was to characterize natural and urban populations of two Apodemus species—the striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius) and the yellow-necked mouse (Apodemus flavicollis)—seeking to verify whether the different durations of synurbization have led populations of the two species to exhibit differing characteristics. The study was conducted in central Poland (in Warsaw and its surrounds, in urban parks in the city center and in natural habitats outside the city) over two seasons, during which a total of 1751 striped field mice and 454 yellow-necked mice were live-trapped (using the catch-mark-release method). We found altered characteristics of urban populations of striped field mice, which we interpret as the result of the relatively lengthy synurbization of the species over the last hundred years and its adaptation to the highly modified urban environment. A significantly higher percentage of sexually-active males and a higher average body mass were observed for the urban population of striped field mice, suggesting that the species is in better condition in urban habitats. We found urban populations of yellow-necked mice, in turn, to be unstable (as reflected in a high turn-over rate and a low percentage of retrapped mice), their survival in urban habitats only being made possible by ongoing attempts at colonization. We conclude that, in urban habitats, the system of competition between the two species exhibits a certain shift in favor of striped field mice—typically a weaker species, but the first to colonize cities. Overall, we conclude that the conditions present in urban habitats act as a strong factor shaping populations with characteristics different from those found in natural habitats. This is further enhanced by the priority effect, resulting from differing durations of urban habitation and adaptation, leading to changes in the system of competition between species.展开更多
基金supported financially by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31902392)Key-Area Research and Development Program of Guangdong Province(2021B0202040001)+2 种基金Guangxi Science and Technology Major Special Project(AA23062047)Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory(Zhuhai)(SML2021SP203)Earmarked Fund for CARS-48.
文摘Given the importance of the intestinal microbiota in life-long health,increasing attention has been paid to ecological mechanisms that govern microbial succession.Both environmental dispersal and host priority effect play important roles in intestinal microbiota succession of aquatic animals,but their relative importance is unknown.Here,we explore the intestinal microbiota succession and assembly of Litopenaeus vannamei across larvae,postlarvae,juvenile,and preadult stages.We aimed to clarify the relative contributions between environmental dispersal and host priority effect on intestinal microbiota succession.We found that bothα-andβ-diversity of the intestinal microbiota changed dynamically along with host development.In particular,the intestinal microbiota assemblies were dominated by stochastic processes,except with the larvae stage.The succession of shrimp intestinal microbiota was clearly influenced by internal communities in the intestines of larvae,as well as the external communities in water and sediment.Importantly,the impact of environmental dispersal on the intestinal microbiota succession outweighed the host priority effect during the larvae and postlarvae stages.However,this situation was largely reversed during the juvenile and preadult stages.The possible reason is that,during the larvae and postlarvae stages,shrimp mainly feed on plankton from the environment,and their digestive system remains underdeveloped,the host recruits numerous microbes from the environment and selects specific microbes to aid digestion and nutrient absorption.These findings enhance our understanding of alternate effects of environmental and host factors on the intestinal microbiota succession of aquatic animals and provide a foundation for developing microecological management strategies in shrimp culture.
文摘The aim of the study was to characterize natural and urban populations of two Apodemus species—the striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius) and the yellow-necked mouse (Apodemus flavicollis)—seeking to verify whether the different durations of synurbization have led populations of the two species to exhibit differing characteristics. The study was conducted in central Poland (in Warsaw and its surrounds, in urban parks in the city center and in natural habitats outside the city) over two seasons, during which a total of 1751 striped field mice and 454 yellow-necked mice were live-trapped (using the catch-mark-release method). We found altered characteristics of urban populations of striped field mice, which we interpret as the result of the relatively lengthy synurbization of the species over the last hundred years and its adaptation to the highly modified urban environment. A significantly higher percentage of sexually-active males and a higher average body mass were observed for the urban population of striped field mice, suggesting that the species is in better condition in urban habitats. We found urban populations of yellow-necked mice, in turn, to be unstable (as reflected in a high turn-over rate and a low percentage of retrapped mice), their survival in urban habitats only being made possible by ongoing attempts at colonization. We conclude that, in urban habitats, the system of competition between the two species exhibits a certain shift in favor of striped field mice—typically a weaker species, but the first to colonize cities. Overall, we conclude that the conditions present in urban habitats act as a strong factor shaping populations with characteristics different from those found in natural habitats. This is further enhanced by the priority effect, resulting from differing durations of urban habitation and adaptation, leading to changes in the system of competition between species.
