Association between diet and rumen microbiota in wild roe deer

FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2019 Mar 1;366(6):fnz060. doi: 10.1093/femsle/fnz060.

Abstract

The association between diet and the rumen microbiota for wild animals remains largely unexplored. Here, we explored this association using a combination of 16S rRNA gene sequencing to determine the prokaryote microbiota and 18S rRNA gene sequencing to determine the dietary components for wild roe deer. These analyses revealed a wide diversity of dietary components, with over-representation of Bacteroidetes for the diet-correlating bacteria. Ruminococcus, on the other hand, dominated the stable diet-independent part of the microbiota. Taken together, the combination of 16S and 18S rRNA gene analyses provide novel insight into rumen microbiota ecology.

Keywords: 16S rRNA; 18S rRNA; diet; roe deer; rumen.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animal Feed / analysis
  • Animals
  • Bacteria / classification
  • Bacteria / genetics
  • Bacteria / isolation & purification*
  • Deer / metabolism
  • Deer / microbiology*
  • Diet / veterinary
  • Gastrointestinal Microbiome*
  • Phylogeny
  • Rumen / metabolism
  • Rumen / microbiology*