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The Gut Microbiota of the Egyptian Mongoose as an Early Warning Indicator of Ecosystem Health in Portugal

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dc.contributor.authorCunha, Mónica V.
dc.contributor.authorAlbuquerque, Teresa
dc.contributor.authorThemudo, Patrícia
dc.contributor.authorFonseca, Carlos
dc.contributor.authorBandeira, Victor
dc.contributor.authorRosalino, L. M.
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-31T14:56:33Z
dc.date.available2021-01-31T14:56:33Z
dc.date.issued2020-04-29
dc.description.abstractThe Egyptian mongoose is a carnivore mammal species that in the last decades experienced a tremendous expansion in Iberia, particularly in Portugal, mainly due to its remarkable ecological plasticity in response to land-use changes. However, this species may have a disruptive role on native communities in areas where it has recently arrived due to predation and the potential introduction of novel pathogens. We report reference information on the cultivable gut microbial landscape of widely distributed Egyptian mongoose populations (Herpestes ichneumon, n = 53) and related antimicrobial tolerance across environmental gradients. The panel of isolated species is consistent with the typical protein-based diet of a carnivore: Firmicutes predominate (89% of individuals), while Clostridiales, Enterobacteriales, and Lactobacillales are the major classes. Forty-one individuals (77.4%) harbour Clostridium spp. A spatial influence on mongooses' microbiota is confirmed by nonmetric multidimensional scaling analysis, with a significant contribution of municipality to their microbiota composition. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of mongoose commensal bacteria to 28 compounds evidences xenobiotic tolerance of Escherichia coli (E. coli), enterococci, Salmonella Spartel and Mbandaka serotypes and Pseudomonas bacteria, among others. The common isolation of antimicrobial tolerant microbiota from the mongoose's gut suggests this species is exposed to anthropogenic influence and is affected by forestry and agricultural-related practices, reflecting its easy adaptation to ecological gradients across agroecosystems. We thus propose regular microbial and phenotypic resistance profiling of widely distributed mongooses as a sentinel tool for xenobiotics' lifecycle and ecosystem health in Portugal.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationCunha, M.V.; Albuquerque, T.; Themudo, P.; Fonseca, C.; Bandeira, V.; Rosalino, L.M. The Gut Microbiota of the Egyptian Mongoose as an Early Warning Indicator of Ecosystem Health in Portugal. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 3104. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17093104pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph17093104pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10451/46091
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherMDPIpt_PT
dc.relationUID/BIA/00329/2020pt_PT
dc.relationUID/Multi/04046/2020pt_PT
dc.relationCentre for Environmental and Marine Studies
dc.relationCentre for Environmental and Marine Studies
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectDrug Resistancept_PT
dc.subjectEcosystempt_PT
dc.subjectHerpestidaept_PT
dc.subjectIntroduced Speciespt_PT
dc.subjectMicrobial Sensitivity Testspt_PT
dc.subjectPortugalpt_PT
dc.subjectGastrointestinal Microbiomept_PT
dc.titleThe Gut Microbiota of the Egyptian Mongoose as an Early Warning Indicator of Ecosystem Health in Portugalpt_PT
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oaire.citation.issue9pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage3104pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Healthpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume17pt_PT
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person.givenNameMonica V.
person.givenNameLuís Miguel
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project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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