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MICROBIOME
卷 9, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s40168-021-01009-w
关键词
Aging; Non-human primates; Genital microbiome; Oral microbiome; Gut microbiome; Sex differences
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资金
- AAPA Cobb Professional Development Award
- Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
- Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) [NE/T000341/1]
- NYU
- Leakey Foundation
- National Institutes of Health
- Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP) [P40OD012217]
- NIH NIMH [R01MH96875, R01MH118203]
- Ford Foundation Fellowship
- Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR)
- [C06OD026690]
- NERC [NE/T000341/1] Funding Source: UKRI
The study analyzed a large dataset of microbiomes collected from 105 free-ranging rhesus macaques, revealing significant differences in the gut microbiomes of infants compared to other age groups, as well as distinct variations in genital microbiomes between males and females. The oral microbiome showed associations with age, with infants having the most distinct composition among age classes.
BackgroundAn individual's microbiome changes over the course of its lifetime, especially during infancy, and again in old age. Confounding factors such as diet and healthcare make it difficult to disentangle the interactions between age, health, and microbial changes in humans. Animal models present an excellent opportunity to study age- and sex-linked variation in the microbiome, but captivity is known to influence animal microbial abundance and composition, while studies of free-ranging animals are typically limited to studies of the fecal microbiome using samples collected non-invasively. Here, we analyze a large dataset of oral, rectal, and genital swabs collected from 105 free-ranging rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta, aged 1 month-26 years), comprising one entire social group, from the island of Cayo Santiago, Puerto Rico. We sequenced 16S V4 rRNA amplicons for all samples.ResultsInfant gut microbial communities had significantly higher relative abundances of Bifidobacterium and Bacteroides and lower abundances of Ruminococcus, Fibrobacter, and Treponema compared to older age groups, consistent with a diet high in milk rather than solid foods. The genital microbiome varied widely between males and females in beta-diversity, taxonomic composition, and predicted functional profiles. Interestingly, only penile, but not vaginal, microbiomes exhibited distinct age-related changes in microbial beta-diversity, taxonomic composition, and predicted functions. Oral microbiome composition was associated with age, and was most distinctive between infants and other age classes.ConclusionsAcross all three body regions, with notable exceptions in the penile microbiome, while infants were distinctly different from other age groups, microbiomes of adults were relatively invariant, even in advanced age. While vaginal microbiomes were exceptionally stable, penile microbiomes were quite variable, especially at the onset of reproductive age. Relative invariance among adults, including elderly individuals, is contrary to findings in humans and mice. We discuss potential explanations for this observation, including that age-related microbiome variation seen in humans may be related to changes in diet and lifestyle.
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