Consuegra, Jessika and Grenier, Théodore and Baa-Puyoulet, Patrice and Rahioui, Isabelle and Akherraz, Houssam and Gervais, Hugo and Parisot, Nicolas and da Silva, Pedro and Charles, Hubert and Calevro, Federica and Leulier, François (2020) Drosophila-associated bacteria differentially shape the nutritional requirements of their host during juvenile growth. PLOS Biology, 18 (3). e3000681. ISSN 1545-7885
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Abstract
The interplay between nutrition and the microbial communities colonizing the gastrointestinal tract (i.e., gut microbiota) determines juvenile growth trajectory. Nutritional deficiencies trigger developmental delays, and an immature gut microbiota is a hallmark of pathologies related to childhood undernutrition. However, how host-associated bacteria modulate the impact of nutrition on juvenile growth remains elusive. Here, using gnotobiotic Drosophila melanogaster larvae independently associated with Acetobacter pomorumWJL (ApWJL) and Lactobacillus plantarumNC8 (LpNC8), 2 model Drosophila-associated bacteria, we performed a large-scale, systematic nutritional screen based on larval growth in 40 different and precisely controlled nutritional environments. We combined these results with genome-based metabolic network reconstruction to define the biosynthetic capacities of Drosophila germ-free (GF) larvae and its 2 bacterial partners. We first established that ApWJL and LpNC8 differentially fulfill the nutritional requirements of the ex-GF larvae and parsed such difference down to individual amino acids, vitamins, other micronutrients, and trace metals. We found that Drosophila-associated bacteria not only fortify the host’s diet with essential nutrients but, in specific instances, functionally compensate for host auxotrophies by either providing a metabolic intermediate or nutrient derivative to the host or by uptaking, concentrating, and delivering contaminant traces of micronutrients. Our systematic work reveals that beyond the molecular dialogue engaged between the host and its bacterial partners, Drosophila and its associated bacteria establish an integrated nutritional network relying on nutrient provision and utilization.
Item Type: | Article |
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Subjects: | Science Repository > Biological Science |
Depositing User: | Managing Editor |
Date Deposited: | 10 Feb 2023 05:46 |
Last Modified: | 06 Jul 2024 06:19 |
URI: | http://research.manuscritpub.com/id/eprint/1345 |