Exposure to Trypanosoma parasites induces changes in the microbiome of the Chagas disease vector Rhodnius prolixus

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Eberhard, Fanny E. [1 ]
Klimpel, Sven [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Guarneri, Alessandra A. [4 ]
Tobias, Nicholas J. [2 ,3 ]
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[1] Goethe Univ Frankfurt, Inst Ecol Evolut & Divers, Biologicum Campus Riedberg,Max Von Laue Str 13, D-60439 Frankfurt, Germany
[2] LOEWE Ctr Translat Biodivers Genom LOEWE TBG, Senckenberganlage 25, D-60325 Frankfurt, Germany
[3] Senckenberg Biodivers & Climate Res Ctr, Senckenberg Gesell Naturforsch, Senckenberganlage 25, D-60325 Frankfurt, Germany
[4] Inst Rene Rachou, Vector Behav & Pathogen Interact Grp, Ave Augusto Lima 1715, BR-30190009 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
关键词
Intestinal bacterial community; Triatominae; Host-parasite interaction; Trypanosoma cruzi; Trypanosoma rangeli; Secondary metabolites; Metagenomic shotgun sequencing; MULTIPLE SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; ANTERIOR MIDGUT; CRUZI; BACTERIA; RHODOCOCCUS; KOCURIA; GUT; ESTABLISHMENT; SYMBIONTS; NOCARDIA;
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10.1186/s40168-022-01240-z
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Background: The causative agent of Chagas disease, Trypanosome cruzi, and its nonpathogenic relative, Trypanosome rangeli, are transmitted by haematophagous triatomines and undergo a crucial ontogenetic phase in the insect's intestine. In the process, the parasites interfere with the host immune system as well as the microbiome present in the digestive tract potentially establishing an environment advantageous for development. However, the coherent interactions between host, pathogen and microbiota have not yet been elucidated in detail. We applied a metagenome shotgun sequencing approach to study the alterations in the microbiota of Rhodnius prolixus, a major vector of Chagas disease, after exposure to T. cruzi and T. rangeli focusing also on the functional capacities present in the intestinal microbiome of the insect. Results: The intestinal microbiota of R. prolixus was dominated by the bacterial orders Enterobacterales, Corynebacteriales, Lactobacillales, Clostridiales and Chlamydiales, whereas the latter conceivably originated from the blood used for pathogen exposure. The anterior and posterior midgut samples of the exposed insects showed a reduced overall number of organisms compared to the control group. However, we also found enriched bacterial groups after exposure to T. cruzi as well as T. rangeli. While the relative abundance of Enterobacterales and Corynebacteriales decreased considerably, the Lactobacillales, mainly composed of the genus Enterococcus, developed as the most abundant taxonomic group. This applies in particular to vectors challenged with T. rangeli and at early timepoints after exposure to vectors challenged with T. cruzi. Furthermore, we were able to reconstruct four metagenome-assembled genomes from the intestinal samples and elucidate their unique metabolic functionalities within the triatomine microbiome, including the genome of a recently described insect symbiont, Candidatus Symbiopectobacterium, and the secondary metabolites producing bacteria Kocuria spp. Conclusions: Our results facilitate a deeper understanding of the processes that take place in the intestinal tract of triatomine vectors during colonisation by trypanosomal parasites and highlight the influential aspects of pathogen-microbiota interactions. In particular, the mostly unexplored metabolic capacities of the insect vector's microbiome are clearer, underlining its role in the transmission of Chagas disease.
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