Dynamics and diversity of the ‘Atopobium cluster' in the human faecal microbiota, and phenotypic characterization of ‘Atopobium cluster' isolates

Thorasin, T, Hoyles, L ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6418-342X and McCartney, AL, 2015. Dynamics and diversity of the ‘Atopobium cluster' in the human faecal microbiota, and phenotypic characterization of ‘Atopobium cluster' isolates. Microbiology, 161 (3), pp. 565-579. ISSN 1350-0872

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Abstract

This study monitored the dynamics and diversity of the human faecal ‘Atopobium cluster’ over a 3-month period using a polyphasic approach. Fresh faecal samples were collected fortnightly from 13 healthy donors (6 males and 7 females) aged between 26 and 61 years. Fluorescence in situ hybridization was used to enumerate total (EUB338mix) and ‘Atopobium cluster’ (ATO291) bacteria, with counts ranging between 1.12  1011 and 9.95  1011, and 1.03  109 and 1.16  1011 cells (g dry weight faeces)-1, respectively. The ‘Atopobium cluster’ population represented 0.2–22 % of the total bacteria, with proportions donor-dependent. Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) using ‘Atopobium cluster’-specific primers demonstrated faecal populations of these bacteria were relatively stable, with bands identified as Collinsella aerofaciens, Collinsella intestinalis/Collinsella stercoris, Collinsella tanakaei, Coriobacteriaceae sp. PEAV3-3, Eggerthella lenta, Gordonibacter pamelaeae, Olsenella profusa, Olsenella uli and Paraeggerthella hongkongensis in the DGGE profiles of individuals. Colony PCR was used to identify ‘Atopobium cluster’ bacteria isolated from faeces (n = 224 isolates). 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis of isolates demonstrated Collinsella aerofaciens represented the predominant (88 % of isolates) member of the ‘Atopobium cluster’ found in human faeces, being found in nine individuals. Eggerthella lenta was identified in three individuals (3.6 % of isolates). Isolates of Collinsella tanakaei, an ‘Enorma’ sp. and representatives of novel species belonging to the ‘Atopobium cluster’ were also identified in the study. Phenotypic characterization of the isolates demonstrated their highly saccharolytic nature and heterogeneous phenotypic profiles, and 97 % of the isolates displayed lipase activity.

Item Type: Journal article
Alternative Title: Polyphasic approach to the characterization of the 'Atopobium cluster' of the human faecal microbiota [running title]
Publication Title: Microbiology
Creators: Thorasin, T., Hoyles, L. and McCartney, A.L.
Publisher: Microbiology Society
Date: 1 March 2015
Volume: 161
Number: 3
ISSN: 1350-0872
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10.1099/mic.0.000016
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Divisions: Schools > School of Science and Technology
Record created by: Jill Tomkinson
Date Added: 09 Aug 2018 14:26
Last Modified: 09 Aug 2018 14:26
URI: https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/34307

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