Social organization and physical environment shape the microbiome of harvester ants DOI Creative Commons

Denisse Alejandra Gamboa,

Peter J. Flynn,

Eva Sofia Horna-Lowell

и другие.

Animal Microbiome, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 7(1)

Опубликована: Март 19, 2025

All animals harbor microbiomes, which are obtained from the surrounding environment and impacted by host behavior life stage. To determine how two non-mutually exclusive drivers - physical social organization affect an organism's microbiome, we examined bacterial communities within around nests of harvester ants (Veromessor andrei). We collected soil nest content samples five different ant nests. used 16S rRNA gene sequencing calculated alpha beta diversity to compare community composition across samples. test hypotheses that and/or impact colonies' microbes compared our (i) sample types (ants, brood, seeds reproductives (winged alates), soil), (ii) inside outside nest, (iii) chamber types. Interestingly, found both microbiome V. andrei colonies. Soil differed one another in a way mapped onto their geographical distance. Furthermore, resembled soil, supporting hypothesis. However, associated with contents chambers, i.e., ants, seeds, reproductives, hypotheses. This study highlights importance considering environmental factors understanding dynamics.

Язык: Английский

Interaction with refuse piles is associated with co-occurrence of core gut microbiota in workers of the ant Aphaenogaster picea DOI Creative Commons

Alison Pagalilauan,

Christina Pavloudi,

Santiago Meneses Ospina

и другие.

Access Microbiology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 7(1)

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025

Comparing the diversity of gut microbiota between and within social insect colonies can illustrate interactions bacterial community composition host behaviour. In many eusocial species, different workers exhibit task behaviours. Evidence compositional differences core in worker types could suggest a microbial association with division labour among workers. Here, we present Aphaenogaster picea ant The genus is abundant worldwide, yet associated this group unstudied. Bacterial communities from samples study consist 19 phyla, dominated by Proteobacteria, Cyanobacteria Firmicutes. Analysis 16S rRNA gene sequences reveals distinct similarity clustering that have more refuse piles. Though nurse foraging ants are similar overall structure, groups differ relative abundances dominant taxa. Gut piles amplicon sequence variants Entomoplasmataceae. Interaction faecal matter via seems to greatest impact on taxa distribution, effect appears be independent type. This first report surveying microbiome ants.

Язык: Английский

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Social organization and physical environment shape the microbiome of harvester ants DOI Creative Commons

Denisse Alejandra Gamboa,

Peter J. Flynn,

Eva Sofia Horna-Lowell

и другие.

Animal Microbiome, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 7(1)

Опубликована: Март 19, 2025

All animals harbor microbiomes, which are obtained from the surrounding environment and impacted by host behavior life stage. To determine how two non-mutually exclusive drivers - physical social organization affect an organism's microbiome, we examined bacterial communities within around nests of harvester ants (Veromessor andrei). We collected soil nest content samples five different ant nests. used 16S rRNA gene sequencing calculated alpha beta diversity to compare community composition across samples. test hypotheses that and/or impact colonies' microbes compared our (i) sample types (ants, brood, seeds reproductives (winged alates), soil), (ii) inside outside nest, (iii) chamber types. Interestingly, found both microbiome V. andrei colonies. Soil differed one another in a way mapped onto their geographical distance. Furthermore, resembled soil, supporting hypothesis. However, associated with contents chambers, i.e., ants, seeds, reproductives, hypotheses. This study highlights importance considering environmental factors understanding dynamics.

Язык: Английский

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0