Author | Cardoso, Alexander M. | |
Author | Cavalcante, Janaína J. V. | |
Author | Vieira, Ricardo P. | |
Author | Lima, Joyce L. | |
Author | Grieco, Maria Angela B. | |
Author | Clementino, Maysa M. | |
Author | Vasconcelos, Ana Tereza R. | |
Author | Garcia, Eloi S. | |
Author | Souza, Wanderley de | |
Author | Albano, Rodolpho M. | |
Author | Martins, Orlando B. | |
Access date | 2019-06-05T14:35:03Z | |
Available date | 2019-06-05T14:35:03Z | |
Document date | 2012 | |
Citation | CARDOSO, Alexander M. et al. Gut Bacterial Communities in the Giant Land Snail Achatina fulica and Their Modification by Sugar-cane Based Diet. Plos One, v. 7, n. 3, p, 1-6, Mar. 2012. | pt_BR |
ISSN | 1932-6203 | pt_BR |
URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/33397 | |
Language | eng | pt_BR |
Publisher | Public Library of Science | pt_BR |
Rights | open access | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Achatina fulica | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Comunidades Bacterianas Intestinais | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Caracol Terrestre Gigante | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Dieta | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Cana de açúcar | pt_BR |
Title | Gut bacterial communities in the giant land snail Achatina fulica and their modification by sugarcane-based diet | pt_BR |
Type | Article | pt_BR |
DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0033440 | |
Abstract | The invasive land snail Achatina fulica is one of the most damaging agricultural pests worldwide representing a potentially serious threat to natural ecosystems and human health. This species is known to carry parasites and harbors a dense and metabolically active microbial community; however, little is known about its diversity and composition. Here, we assessed for the first time the complexity of bacterial communities occurring in the digestive tracts of field-collected snails (FC) by using culture-independent molecular analysis. Crop and intestinal bacteria in FC were then compared to those from groups of snails that were reared in the laboratory (RL) on a sugarcane-based diet. Most of the sequences recovered were novel and related to those reported for herbivorous gut. Changes in the relative abundance of Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes were observed when the snails were fed a high-sugar diet, suggesting that the snail gut microbiota can influence the energy balance equation. Furthermore, this study represents a first step in gaining a better understanding of land snail gut microbiota and shows that this is a complex holobiont system containing diverse, abundant and active microbial communities. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, Qualidade e Tecnologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, Qualidade e Tecnologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Instituto de Bioquímica Médica. Rio de Janeiro. RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Instituto de Bioquímica Médica. Rio de Janeiro. RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, Qualidade e Tecnologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Nacional de Controle da Qualidade em Saúde. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, Qualidade e Tecnologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, Qualidade e Tecnologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Departamento de Bioquímica. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, Qualidade e Tecnologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Instituto de Bioquímica Médica. Rio de Janeiro. RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Subject | Achatina fulica | pt_BR |
Subject | Giant Land Snail | pt_BR |
Subject | Gut Bacterial Communities | pt_BR |
Subject | Sugarcane Based Diet | pt_BR |