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Advances in the Symbiotic Relationship between Microbiome and Host Physiology in Domestic Animals

A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Physiology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 6751

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Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Piccione

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Department of Veterinary Science, University of Messina, 98168 Messina, Italy
Interests: chronophisiology; thermal biology; equine exercise physiology; transport stress; locomotor activity
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Dr. Claudia Giannetto

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Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, 98168 Messina, Italy
Interests: chronophisiology; thermal biology; equine exercise physiology; transport stress; locomotor activity
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Dr. Francesca Arfuso

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Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, Polo Universitario dell’Annunziata, 98168 Messina, Italy
Interests: athletic horse; chronophysiology; exercise physiology; domestic animals
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The harmonious relationship between the host and its microbiome contributes to the health status of animals, and the study of this relationship could be useful to guarantee animals’ health and welfare conditions. Among the factors regulating the symbiotic relationship between the host and the microbiome, the circadian clock maybe one of the key regulators of this relationship. It has been demonstrated that the microbiota showed diurnal rhythms in its composition and metabolite production. These fluctuations reprogram the circadian rhythmicity of host tissues both in the tissue itself and in other body sites.  Bidirectional communication between the host and the microbiota’s circadian rhythmicity drives local and systemic physiology. Disruption of that could impact the host’s physiology and disease susceptibility. This Special Issue welcomes submissions on the functional and intimate  relationship between the microbiome and the host, and on the intertwinement between the host’s circadian genes and the microbiota’s circadian rhythmicity.

Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Piccione
Dr. Claudia Giannetto
Dr. Francesca Arfuso
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Keywords

  • tissue microbiota
  • circadian rhythm
  • physiology
  • genetic pathway
  • metabolic pathway
  • clock genes
  • domestic animals

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The Maternal Milk Microbiome in Mammals of Different Types and Its Potential Role in the Neonatal Gut Microbiota Composition
by Yile Ge, Wei Zhu, Lu Chen, Diyan Li, Qingqing Li and Hang Jie
Animals 2021, 11(12), 3349; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11123349 - 23 Nov 2021
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Maternal milk, a main source of nutrition for neonates in early life, has attracted attention. An increasing number of studies have found that maternal milk has a high microbial diversity, as well as factors that might influence this diversity. However, there is a [...] Read more.
Maternal milk, a main source of nutrition for neonates in early life, has attracted attention. An increasing number of studies have found that maternal milk has a high microbial diversity, as well as factors that might influence this diversity. However, there is a lack of knowledge regarding the effects of host diet and phylogeny on maternal milk microbes and the contribution of the maternal milk microbiota to the neonatal gut microbiota. Here, we analyzed the maternal milk and fecal microbiota of nine species (lion, dog, panda, human, mouse, rhesus macaque, cow, goat, and rabbit) of mammals of three type groups (herbivore, omnivore, and carnivore) using 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing. Our study provided evidence of host diet and phylogeny on the maternal milk microbiota. Moreover, functional prediction revealed that the carnivores had a significantly higher percentage of base excision repair, glycerolipid metabolism, taurine and hypotaurine metabolism, inorganic ion transport and metabolism, and nucleotide metabolism; while arginine and proline metabolism showed enrichment in the herbivore group. Source-tracking analysis showed that the contributions of bacteria from maternal milk to the microbiota of neonates of different mammals were different at day 3 after neonatal birth. Overall, our findings provided a theoretical basis for the maternal milk microbiota to affect neonatal fecal microbiota at day 3 after neonatal birth. Full article
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The Level of Selected Bacterial Phyla on the Skin Surface of Small Ruminants According to the Breed and Species
by Paulina Cholewińska, Paulina Nazar, Andrzej Junkuszew, Jakub Smoliński, Katarzyna Czyż and Anna Wyrostek
Animals 2021, 11(9), 2734; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11092734 - 18 Sep 2021
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For decades, skin has been assigned the main role of an insulator of the inside of the body from the external environment, but it also plays a role in maintaining homeostasis. In this study, the level of selected bacterial phyla (Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, Proteobacteria [...] Read more.
For decades, skin has been assigned the main role of an insulator of the inside of the body from the external environment, but it also plays a role in maintaining homeostasis. In this study, the level of selected bacterial phyla (Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, Proteobacteria and Actinobacteria) was assessed in three sheep breeds (Świniarka sheep, Uhruska sheep and BCP line (synthetic sheep breed; n = 6) and in two breeds of goats (Boer, Saenian; n = 6) living in the same environment and fed on the same feed, where the aim was to identify differences in terms of race, species and individual differences. Significant differences were found in Firmicute, Actinobacteria and Proteobacteria phyla (p ≤ 0.05). Statistically significant and positive correlations were demonstrated between Actinobacteria and Proteobacteria, Proteobacteria and Bacteroidetes or Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes. The obtained results suggest that the species and racial differences in the level of the studied bacterial phyla may also result from the physicochemical differences of the skin surface, as they could exacerbate the variations in humidity, temperature, composition of antimicrobial peptides (AMP) and lipid content. In addition, individual differences were observed, which indicate a similar effect of an individual on the microbiological composition of its organism. Full article
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