Gut dsDNA virome shows diversity and richness alterations associated with childhood obesity and metabolic syndrome

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Title: Gut dsDNA virome shows diversity and richness alterations associated with childhood obesity and metabolic syndrome
Authors: Shirley Bikel, Gamaliel López-Leal, Fernanda Cornejo-Granados, Luigui Gallardo-Becerra, Rodrigo García-López, Filiberto Sánchez, Edgar Equihua-Medina, Juan Pablo Ochoa-Romo, Blanca Estela López-Contreras, Samuel Canizales-Quinteros, Abigail Hernández-Reyna, Alfredo Mendoza-Vargas, Adrian Ochoa-Leyva
Source: iScience, Vol 24, Iss 8, Pp 102900- (2021)
Publisher Information: Elsevier, 2021.
Publication Year: 2021
Collection: LCC:Science
Subject Terms: biological sciences, physiology, microbiology, virology, endocrinology, omics, Science
More Details: Summary: Changes in the human gut microbiome are associated with obesity and metabolic syndrome, but the role of the gut virome in both diseases remains largely unknown. We characterized the gut dsDNA virome of 28 school-aged children with healthy normal-weight (NW, n = 10), obesity (O, n = 10), and obesity with metabolic syndrome (OMS, n = 8), using metagenomic sequencing of virus-like particles (VLPs) from fecal samples. The virome classification confirmed the bacteriophages' dominance, mainly composed of Caudovirales. Notably, phage richness and diversity of individuals with O and OMS tended to increase, while the VLP abundance remained the same among all groups. Of the 4,611 phage contigs composing the phageome, 48 contigs were highly prevalent in ≥80% of individuals, suggesting high inter-individual phage diversity. The abundance of several contigs correlated with gut bacterial taxa; and with anthropometric and biochemical parameters altered in O and OMS. To our knowledge, this gut phageome represents one of the largest datasets and suggests disease-specific phage alterations.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2589-0042
Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004221008683; https://doaj.org/toc/2589-0042
DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.102900
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/4807fab776ee4520b8d44742929a9788
Accession Number: edsdoj.4807fab776ee4520b8d44742929a9788
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:25890042
DOI:10.1016/j.isci.2021.102900
Published in:iScience
Language:English