Elucidating the Relations between Gut Bacterial Composition and the Plasma and Fecal Metabolomes of Antibiotic Treated Wistar Rats

Murali, Aishwarya and Giri, Varun and Cameron, Hunter James and Behr, Christina and Sperber, Saskia and Kamp, Hennicke and Walk, Tilmann and van Ravenzwaay, Bennard (2021) Elucidating the Relations between Gut Bacterial Composition and the Plasma and Fecal Metabolomes of Antibiotic Treated Wistar Rats. Microbiology Research, 12 (1). pp. 82-122. ISSN 2036-7481

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Abstract

The gut microbiome is vital to the health and development of an organism, specifically in determining the host response to a chemical (drug) administration. To understand this, we investigated the effects of six antibiotic (AB) treatments (Streptomycin sulfate, Roxithromycin, Sparfloxacin, Vancomycin, Clindamycin and Lincomycin hydrochloride) and diet restriction (–20%) on the gut microbiota in 28-day oral toxicity studies on Wistar rats. The fecal microbiota was determined using 16S rDNA marker gene sequencing. AB-class specific alterations were observed in the bacterial composition, whereas restriction in diet caused no observable difference. These changes associated well with the changes in the LC–MS/MS- and GC–MS-based metabolome profiles, particularly of feces and to a lesser extent of plasma. Particularly strong and AB-specific metabolic alterations were observed for bile acids in both plasma and feces matrices. Although AB-group-specific plasma metabolome changes were observed, weaker associations between fecal and plasma metabolome suggest a profound barrier between them. Numerous correlations between the bacterial families and the fecal metabolites were established, providing a holistic overview of the gut microbial functionality. Strong correlations were observed between microbiota and bile acids, lipids and fatty acids, amino acids and related metabolites. These microbiome–metabolome correlations promote understanding of the functionality of the microbiome for its host.

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Date Deposited: 17 Jun 2023 06:55
Last Modified: 03 Nov 2023 03:55
URI: http://archive.article4submit.com/id/eprint/1119

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