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CELL HOST & MICROBE
卷 22, 期 3, 页码 411-+出版社
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2017.08.010
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资金
- NIH [GM118159, AI080609]
- NIH New Innovator Award [DP2AT00780201]
- Pew Scholars Program
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
- Simons Foundation
- Burroughs Wellcome Fund [BWF 1010010, BWF 1014860]
Although gut microbiome composition is well defined, the mechanisms underlying community assembly remain poorly understood. Bacteroidales possess three genetic architectures (GA1-3) of the type VI secretion system (T6SS), an effector delivery pathway that mediates interbacterial competition. Here we define the distribution and role of GA1-3 in the human gut using metagenomic analysis. We find that adult microbiomes harbor limited effector and cognate immunity genes, suggesting selection for compatibility at the species (GA1 and GA2) and strain (GA3) levels. Bacteroides fragilis GA3 is known to mediate potent inter-strain competition, and we observe GA3 enrichment among strains colonizing infant microbiomes, suggesting competition early in life. Additionally, GA3 is associated with increased Bacteroides abundance, indicating that this system confers an advantage in Bacteroides-rich ecosystems. Collectively, these analyses uncover the prevalence of T6SS-dependent competition and reveal its potential role in shaping human gut microbial composition.
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