Dataset
Replication Data for: Prenatal transfer of gut bacteria in rock pigeon
Dietz, M. (Creator), Falcao Salles, J. (Creator), Hsu, B. (Creator), Dijkstra, C. (Creator), Groothuis, A. (Creator), Velde, van der, M. (Creator), Verkuil, Y. (Creator) & Tieleman, I. (Creator), University of Groningen, 9-Jan-2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10411/IMAK0Q
Dataset
- Maurine Dietz (Creator)
- Joana Falcao Salles (Creator)
- Bin-Yan Hsu (Creator)
- Cornelis Dijkstra (Creator)
- Antonius Groothuis (Creator)
- Marco Velde, van der (Creator)
- Yvonne Verkuil (Creator)
- Irene Tieleman (Creator)
Description
This dataset consists of 82 data files of which 78 are zipped fastq files containing the raw sequence data with two files per sample: R1 and R2. The names of the zip files start with the sampleID.
Summary: Vertebrates evolved in concert with bacteria and have developed essential mutualistic relationships. Gut bacteria are vital for postnatal development of most organs and the immune and metabolic systems, and may likewise play a role during prenatal development. Prenatal transfer of gut bacteria is shown in four mammalian species including humans. For the 92% of the vertebrates that are oviparous prenatal transfer is debated, but it has been demonstrated in domestic chicken. We hypothesize that also non-domestic birds can prenatally transmit gut bacteria. We show that the first faeces of 21 neonate rock pigeons (Columba livia), hatched in incubator, contained a microbiome (bacterial community) which composition resembled the cloacal microbiome of females sampled from the same population (N=5) as indicated by multiple shared phyla, orders, families and genera. Neonates and females shared 16.1% of the total number of OTUs present (2881), and neonates shared 45.5% of their core microbiome with females. In contrast, the five females shared only 0.3% of the 1030 female OTUs present. These findings suggest that prenatal gut bacterial transfer may occur in birds. Our results support the hypothesis that gut bacteria may be important for prenatal development, and present a heritability pathway of gut bacteria in vertebrates.
Summary: Vertebrates evolved in concert with bacteria and have developed essential mutualistic relationships. Gut bacteria are vital for postnatal development of most organs and the immune and metabolic systems, and may likewise play a role during prenatal development. Prenatal transfer of gut bacteria is shown in four mammalian species including humans. For the 92% of the vertebrates that are oviparous prenatal transfer is debated, but it has been demonstrated in domestic chicken. We hypothesize that also non-domestic birds can prenatally transmit gut bacteria. We show that the first faeces of 21 neonate rock pigeons (Columba livia), hatched in incubator, contained a microbiome (bacterial community) which composition resembled the cloacal microbiome of females sampled from the same population (N=5) as indicated by multiple shared phyla, orders, families and genera. Neonates and females shared 16.1% of the total number of OTUs present (2881), and neonates shared 45.5% of their core microbiome with females. In contrast, the five females shared only 0.3% of the 1030 female OTUs present. These findings suggest that prenatal gut bacterial transfer may occur in birds. Our results support the hypothesis that gut bacteria may be important for prenatal development, and present a heritability pathway of gut bacteria in vertebrates.
Date made available | 9-Jan-2020 |
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Publisher | University of Groningen |
Access to the dataset | Open |
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Contact | researchdata@rug.nl |
- gut microbiome, oviparous animals, prenatal transmission, rock pigeon, Columba livia
Keywords on Datasets
Related Publications
Prenatal transfer of gut bacteria in Rock pigeon
Dietz, M. W., Salles, J. F., Hsu, B-Y., Dijkstra, C., Groothuis, T. G. G., van der Velde, M., Verkuil, Y. I. & Tieleman, B. I., Jan-2020, In : Microorganisms. 8, 1, 13 p., 61.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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