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Article

Neotropical Frog Foam Nest’s Microbiomes

by
Felipe Augusto Correia Monteiro
1,2,
Saulo Gonçalves de Santiago Bezerra
3,
Luzia Gabrielle Zeferino de Castro
3,
Francisca Andrea da Silva Oliveira
4,
Leonardo Ribeiro Oliveira Normando
4,
Vânia Maria Maciel Melo
1,4 and
Denise Cavalcante Hissa
3,*
1
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia—Rede Nordeste de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza 60020-181, Brazil
2
Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Ceará, Campus Jaguaribe, Rua Pedro Bezerra de Menezes, Jaguaribe 63475-000, Brazil
3
Laboratório de Recursos Genéticos, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Av. Humberto Monte 2977, Campus do Pici, Bloco 909, Fortaleza 60455-760, Brazil
4
Laboratório de Ecologia Microbiana e Biotecnologia, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Av. Humberto Monte 2977, Campus do Pici, Bloco 909, Fortaleza 60455-760, Brazil
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Microorganisms 2023, 11(4), 900; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11040900
Submission received: 16 February 2023 / Revised: 23 March 2023 / Accepted: 27 March 2023 / Published: 30 March 2023
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Microbes in Communities—Geobiological Processes, Symbioses, Applications 2.0)
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Abstract

Amphibian foam nests are unique microenvironments that play a crucial role in the development of tadpoles. They contain high levels of proteins and carbohydrates, yet little is known about the impact of their microbiomes on tadpole health. This study provides a first characterization of the microbiome of foam nests from three species of Leptodactylids (Adenomera hylaedactyla, Leptodactylus vastus, and Physalaemus cuvieri) by investigating the DNA extracted from foam nests, adult tissues, soil, and water samples, analyzed via 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing to gain insight into the factors driving its composition. The results showed that the dominant phyla were proteobacteria, bacteroidetes, and firmicutes, with the most abundant genera being Pseudomonas, Sphingobacterium, and Paenibacillus. The foam nest microbiomes of A. hylaedactyla and P. cuvieri were more similar to each other than to that of L. vastus, despite their phylogenetic distance. The foam nests demonstrated a distinct microbiome that clustered together and separated from the microbiomes of the environment and adult tissue samples. This suggests that the peculiar foam nest composition shapes its microbiome, rather than vertical or horizontal transference forces. We expanded this knowledge into amphibian foam nest microbiomes, highlighting the importance of preserving healthy foam nests for amphibian conservation.
Keywords: leptodactylidae; reproductive modes; biosurfactants; bacteriome; frog defenses leptodactylidae; reproductive modes; biosurfactants; bacteriome; frog defenses

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Monteiro, F.A.C.; Bezerra, S.G.d.S.; Castro, L.G.Z.d.; Oliveira, F.A.d.S.; Normando, L.R.O.; Melo, V.M.M.; Hissa, D.C. Neotropical Frog Foam Nest’s Microbiomes. Microorganisms 2023, 11, 900. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11040900

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Monteiro FAC, Bezerra SGdS, Castro LGZd, Oliveira FAdS, Normando LRO, Melo VMM, Hissa DC. Neotropical Frog Foam Nest’s Microbiomes. Microorganisms. 2023; 11(4):900. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11040900

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Monteiro, Felipe Augusto Correia, Saulo Gonçalves de Santiago Bezerra, Luzia Gabrielle Zeferino de Castro, Francisca Andrea da Silva Oliveira, Leonardo Ribeiro Oliveira Normando, Vânia Maria Maciel Melo, and Denise Cavalcante Hissa. 2023. "Neotropical Frog Foam Nest’s Microbiomes" Microorganisms 11, no. 4: 900. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11040900

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Monteiro, F. A. C., Bezerra, S. G. d. S., Castro, L. G. Z. d., Oliveira, F. A. d. S., Normando, L. R. O., Melo, V. M. M., & Hissa, D. C. (2023). Neotropical Frog Foam Nest’s Microbiomes. Microorganisms, 11(4), 900. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11040900

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