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Biogeographical differences in the influence of maternal microbial sources on the early successional development of the bovine neonatal gastrointestinal tract

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Yeoman, Carl J., Ishaq, Suzanne L., Bichi, Elena, Olivo, Sarah K., Lowe, James, Aldridge, Brian M.·2018·Scientific Reports

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The impact of maternal microbial influences on the early choreography of the neonatal calf microbiome were investigated. Luminal content and mucosal scraping samples were collected from ten locations in the calf gastrointestinal tract (GIT) over the first 21 days of life, along with postpartum maternal colostrum, udder skin, and vaginal scrapings. Microbiota were found to vary by anatomical location, between the lumen and mucosa at each GIT location, and differentially enriched for maternal vaginal, skin, and colostral microbiota. Most calf sample sites exhibited a gradual increase in α-diversity over the 21 days beginning the first few days after birth. The relative abundance of Firmicutes was greater in the proximal GIT, while Bacteroidetes were greater in the distal GIT. Proteobacteria exhibited greater relative abundances in mucosal scrapings relative to luminal content. Forty-six percent of calf luminal microbes and 41% of mucosal microbes were observed in at-least one maternal source, with the majority being shared with microbes on the skin of the udder. The vaginal microbiota were found to harbor and uniquely share many common and well-described fibrolytic rumen bacteria, as well as methanogenic archaea, potentially indicating a role for the vagina in populating the developing rumen and reticulum with microbes important to the nutrition of the adult animal.

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Authors
Yeoman, C. J., Ishaq, S. L., Bichi, E., Olivo, S. K., Lowe, J., & Aldridge, B. M.
Affiliations
  • Montana State University (US)
  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
Corresponding author
  • Yeoman, Carl J.
  • Aldridge, Brian M.
Venue
Scientific Reports
Published
2018-02-16
Volume
8
Issue
1
Pages
3197-3197
ISSN
2045-2322 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2805505033
Cited by
168
References
85
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FWCI
32.48
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Scientific Reports (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Montana State University ScholarWorks (Montana State University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • Montana State University
  • Montana Agricultural Experiment Station (MONB00113)
  • National Institute of Food and Agriculture (W4177)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agronomy and Crop Science › Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Animal Science and Zoology › Animal Nutrition and Physiology
Keywords
gastrointestinal tract development, colostrum, vaginal microbiota, rumen bacteria, methanogenic archaea, Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, Proteobacteria, microbial diversity
MeSH terms
Animals, Animals, Newborn, Cattle, Colostrum, Female, Mothers, Mucous Membrane, Pregnancy, Rumen, Vagina, Euryarchaeota, Gastrointestinal Tract, Microbiota

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