Acta Veterinaria et Zootechnica Sinica ›› 2022, Vol. 53 ›› Issue (4): 1143-1153.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2022.04.014

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Effects of High-fat and High-sugar Diet on Intestinal Microbiota in Mini-pigs

TIAN Weilong, SI Jinglei, LIU Xiaoxiao, QI Wenjing, CHEN Kuirong, CHENG Feng, LI Yueyue, Lü Dongling, LIANG Liang, GAO Jiuyu, FENG Lingli, MO Jiayuan, LAN Ganqiu, LIANG Jing*   

  1. College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
  • Received:2021-05-21 Online:2022-04-23 Published:2022-04-25

Abstract: High-energy diet is one of the important causes of obesity, and intestinal microorganisms play an important role in it. The aim of this study is to explore the dynamic changes of intestinal microbial composition in the process of high-fat and high-sugar diet and screen the intestinal microorganisms which closely related to the development of obesity. In this study, Guangxi Bama mini-pigs were randomly divided into normal diet group (CN group) and high-fat and high-sugar diet group (HFD group) for 30 d of dietary intervention. Fecal samples were collected at 0, 7, 15 and 30 d after intervention, respectively. The effects of high-fat and high-sugar diet on intestinal microbial composition, structure and function of Guangxi Bama mini-pigs were analyzed by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The results showed that the diversity of intestinal microbiota in HFD group was generally lower than that of CN group, and high-fat and high-sugar diet changed the structure of intestinal microflora in mini-pigs. With the increase of intervention time of high-fat and high-sugar diet, the overall change trend of intestinal microbiota was observed. At the phylum level, the abundance of Firmicutes increased while Bacteroidetes decreased gradually in the pigs of HFD group. At the genus level, the abundance of Lactobacillus decreased gradually while the abundance of Ruminococcus increased continuously in the HFD group. Twelve bacterial genuses, including g__Lactobacillus, g__norank_f__p_251_o5 and g__unclassified_c__Bacilli, were significantly enriched in the CN group, while 8 genuses including g__Peptococcus, g__Collinsella and g__Senegalimassilia were significantly enriched in the HFD group, which might be potential microorganisms related to obesity. Microbial function prediction analysis found no significant difference in microbial function between the two groups, which were mainly enriched in amino acid biosynthesis, starch and sucrose metabolism, amino sugar and nucleotide sugar metabolism, glycolysis and gluconeogenesis. This study indicated that the high-fat and high-sugar diet reduced the diversity of intestinal microorganisms, changed the microbial structure, resulting in a certain imbalance of gut microbiota, and some potential microorganisms which were closely related to development of obesity were found.

Key words: mini-pig, obesity, high-fat and high-sugar diet, intestinal microbiota

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