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Guided Protocol for Fecal Microbial Characterization by 16S rRNA-Amplicon Sequencing
Published on: March 19, 2018
Alternation of the gut microbiota in irritable bowel syndrome: an integrated analysis based on multicenter amplicon
Han Chen1,2, Rong Ou3, Nana Tang1,2
1Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 300# Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, People's Republic of China.
Background:
Gut dysbacteriosis has been reported as one of the etiologies for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). However, the association between gut microbiota and IBS is still inconclusive.
Method:
A paired-sample study was designed by retrieving original multicenter 16 s-rRNA data of IBS patients and healthy controls from the GMrepo database. The propensity score matching (PSM) algorithm was applied to reduce confounding bias. The differential analysis of microbiota composition was performed at different taxonomic levels. The co-occurrence network was established. Subgroup analysis was performed to identify specific microbial compositions in different IBS subtypes.
Results:
A total of 1522 amplicon samples were initially enrolled. After PSM, 708 individuals (354 IBS and 354 healthy controls) were eligible for further analysis. A total of 1,160 genera were identified. We identified significantly changed taxa in IBS groups (IBS-enriched: the families Enterobacteriaceae, Moraxellaceae and Sphingobacteriaceae; the genera Streptococcus, Bacillus, Enterocloster, Sphingobacterium, Holdemania and Acinetobacter. IBS-depleted: the phyla Firmicutes, Euryarchaeota, Cyanobacteria, Acidobacteria and Lentisphaerae; the families Bifidobacteriaceae, Ruminococcaceae, Methanobacteriaceae and the other 25 families; the genera Faecalibacterium, Bifidobacterium and other 68 genera). The co-occurrence network identified three hub genera and six hub species (including Faecalibacterium prausnitzii) that may be involved in IBS pathophysiology. Strong positive interactions were identified among the Bifidobacterium longum, Bifidobacterium breve and Bifidobacterium adolescentis in the Bifidobacterium community.
Conclusion:
This study provides quantitative analysis and visualization of the interaction between the gut microbiota and IBS. The identification of key species should be further validated to evaluate their causal relationships with the pathogenesis of IBS.
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