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Evolutionary development and co‐phylogeny of primate‐associated bifidobacteria

Lugli, Gabriele Andrea, Alessandri, Giulia, Milani, Christian, Mancabelli, Leonardo, Ruiz, Lorena, Fontana, Federico, Borragán, Santiago, González, Andrea +5 more·2020·Environmental Microbiology

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Summary: In recent years, bifidobacterial populations in the gut of various monkey species have been assessed in several ecological surveys, unveiling a diverse, yet unexplored ecosystem harbouring novel species. In the current study, we investigated the species distribution of bifidobacteria present in 23 different species of primates, including human samples, by means of 16S rRNA microbial profiling and internal transcribed spacer bifidobacterial profiling. Based on the observed bifidobacterial‐host co‐phylogeny, we found a statistically significant correlation between the Hominidae family and particular bifidobacterial species isolated from humans, indicating phylosymbiosis between these lineages. Furthermore, phylogenetic and glycobiome analyses, based on 40 bifidobacterial species isolated from primates, revealed that members of the Bifidobacterium tissieri phylogenetic group, which are typical gut inhabitants of members of the Cebidae family, descend from an ancient ancestor with respect to other bifidobacterial taxa isolated from primates.

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  • At a phylogenetic level, B. bifidum differs from other HBS, which cluster into two specific subgroups (B. adolescentis group and B. longum group), whereas B. bifidum forms a separate phylogenetic group of its own.

    “At a phylogenetic level, B. bifidum differs from other HBS, which cluster into two specific subgroups, i.e., the B. adolescentis group and the B. longum group, whereas B. bifidum forms a separate phylogenetic group of its own [25] .”

    From Genome-scale insights into the metabolic landscape and evolutionary development of Bifidobacterium bifidum (2026) · cites this paper as [25]

    The Results and Discussion (pp. 12–13) identify B. bifidum, B. adolescentis, and B. longum as distinct phylogenetic groups, supporting the claimed separation. But the statement that all other human-origin bifidobacteria fall into the latter two groups is too broad: the B. bifidum group also contains B. scardovii, which the paper identifies as a species of human origin (p. 13). (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  • The phylogenetically related B. bifidum species (PBS) are predominantly inhabitants of the non-human primates' gut.

    “The phylogenetically related B. bifidum species (PBS), collectively forming the B. bifidum group, and Ninclude B. aerophilum, B. amazonense, B. biavatii, B. goeldii, B. hapali, B. jacchi, B. leontopitheci, B. miconis, B. ramosum, B. samirii, B. scardovii, and B. simiiventris , are predominantly inhabitants of the non-human primates' gut [25-28] .”

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Lugli, G. A., Alessandri, G., Milani, C., Mancabelli, L., Ruiz, L., Fontana, F., Borragán, S., González, A., Turroni, F., Ossiprandi, M. C., Margolles, A., van Sinderen, D., & Ventura, M.
Affiliations
  • University of Parma (IT)
  • Department of Microbiology and Biochemistry, Dairy Research Institute of Asturias Spanish National Research Council (IPLA‐CSIC) Paseo Río Linares s/n Villaviciosa Asturias 33300 Spain
  • Parque de Cabárceno 39690 Obregón Cantabria Spain
  • Zoo de Santillana Avda. del Zoo 2 Santillana del Mar Cantabria 39330 Spain
  • APC Microbiome Institute and School of Microbiology, Bioscience Institute National University of Ireland T12 YT20 Cork Ireland
Corresponding author
Ventura, Marco
Venue
Environmental Microbiology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2020-06-24
Volume
22
Issue
8
Pages
3375-3393
ISSN
  • 1462-2912 (ISSN-L)
  • 1462-2920
OpenAlex
W3033941599
Cited by
24
References
64
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 6
FWCI
1.30
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Environmental Microbiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Joint Programming Initiative A healthy diet for a healthy life (15/JP‐HDHL/3280)
  • Science Foundation Ireland (SFI/12/RC/2273a, SFI/12/RC/2273b)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Infant Nutrition and Health
Keywords
Bifidobacterium, primates, gut microbiota, phylosymbiosis, Cebidae, Hominidae, 16S rRNA gene profiling, ITS region, primate evolution, human gut microbiome
MeSH terms
Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Animals, Bifidobacterium, Biological Evolution, Humans, Phylogeny, Primates, RNA, Ribosomal, 16S, Ecosystem

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