Blastocystis presence alters gut archaeal communities and metabolic functions in Tibetan antelopes (Pantholops hodgsonii)
Jin-Wen Su, Si-Yuan Qin, Jian Liu, Cong-Cong Lei, Xiao-Tian Zhang, Wen-Hui Shi, Lin-Hong Xie, Yan Liu, Hong-Bo Ni, Ming-Yuan Yu, Hong-Rui Liang, Ya Qin, Jing Jiang, He-Ting Sun, He Ma, Zhong-Yuan Li, Xiao-Xuan Zhang · 2025
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Jin-Wen Su and co-authors examine how a common gut parasite reshapes the archaea living in Tibetan antelopes, in a 2025 study. Archaea are an understudied branch of gut microbes, above all in high-altitude wildlife. From antelope gut samples the team rebuilt 463 archaeal genomes and compared animals with and without the parasite Blastocystis.
Over 70 percent of the protein clusters looked like new species, showing how unexplored these microbes are. Overall variety was similar in both groups, but the mix shifted hard: some methane-making groups fell while others rose in parasite carriers. Gene functions tied to energy and nutrient handling shifted too. The authors say the parasite's presence echoes through the whole gut community.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Jin-Wen Su, Si-Yuan Qin, Jian Liu, Cong-Cong Lei, Xiao-Tian Zhang, Wen-Hui Shi, Lin-Hong Xie, Yan Liu, Hong-Bo Ni, Ming-Yuan Yu, Hong-Rui Liang, Ya Qin, Jing Jiang, He-Ting Sun, He Ma, Zhong-Yuan Li, Xiao-Xuan Zhang |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 37 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |