Nest Bacterial Environment Affects Microbiome of Hoopoe Eggshells, but Not That of the Uropygial Secretion
- Ángela Martínez-García, M. Martín-Vivaldi, Sonia M. Rodríguez-Ruano, J. Peralta‐Sánchez, E. Valdivia, J. Soler
- Environmental SciencePLoS ONE
- 13 July 2016
First experimental evidence indicating that nest material influences the bacterial community of the eggshells and, therefore, probability of embryo infection is shown, suggesting a role of nest environments of hoopoes as reservoirs of symbiotic bacteria.
Seasonal and Sexual Differences in the Microbiota of the Hoopoe Uropygial Secretion
- Sonia M. Rodríguez-Ruano, M. Martín-Vivaldi, M. Martínez-Bueno
- Biology, Environmental ScienceGenes
- 1 August 2018
It is hypothesize that bacterial proliferation may be host-regulated in phases of high infection risk (i.e., nesting) and highlighted the importance of specific antimicrobial-producing bacteria present only in dark secretions that may be key in this defensive symbiosis.
The Microbiome of the Uropygial Secretion in Hoopoes Is Shaped Along the Nesting Phase
- Ángela Martínez-García, M. Martín-Vivaldi, J. Soler
- Environmental Science, BiologyMicrobial Ecology
- 13 April 2016
It is found that nestling hoopoes acquire most bacterial symbionts during the first days of life but that the microbiome is dynamic and can be modified along the nestling period depending on environmental conditions, and that the final microbiome of nestlings was mainly explained by nest of origin.
Preening as a Vehicle for Key Bacteria in Hoopoes
- Ángela Martínez-García, J. Soler, M. Martín-Vivaldi
- Biology, Environmental ScienceMicrobial Ecology
- 16 June 2015
The hypothesis that symbiotic bacteria are transmitted from the uropygial gland to beak, brood patch, and eggshell surfaces is agreed, opening the possibility that the bacterial community of the secretion plays a central role in determining the communities of special hoopoe eggshell structures that, soon after hatching, are filled with uropgial oil, thereby protecting embryos from pathogens.
Acquisition of Uropygial Gland Microbiome by Hoopoe Nestlings
- M. Martín-Vivaldi, J. Soler, M. Martínez-Bueno
- BiologyMicrobial Ecology
- 15 December 2017
The results of this analysis support the idea that the typical composition of the hoopoe gland microbiome is reached by the incorporation of some bacteria during the nestling period, and suggest the existence of a coevolved core microbiome composed by a mix of specialized vertically transmitted strains and facultative symbionts able to coexist with them.
Nestedness of hoopoes' bacterial communities: symbionts from the uropygial gland to the eggshell
- J. Soler, Ángela Martínez-García, M. Martín-Vivaldi
- Environmental Science
- 1 August 2016
The results indicate that bacterial communities of eggshells and body parts of female hoopoes are at least partially conditioned by the symbiotic community in the uropygial gland, which is important for understanding this host–microbial mutualism functioning and evolution.
Title : The microbiome of the uropygial secretion in hoopoes is shaped along the 3 nesting phase 4 5
- Ángela Martínez-García, Ruíz-Rodriguez Magdalena, Sánchez, J. Manuel, J. José
- Biology
- 2016
Preening as a Vehicle for Key Bacteria in Hoopoes
- Ángela Martínez-García, J. J. Soler, M. Martín-Vivaldi
- Biology, Environmental ScienceMicrobial Ecology
- 16 June 2015
The hypothesis that symbiotic bacteria are transmitted from the uropygial gland to beak, brood patch, and eggshell surfaces is agreed, opening the possibility that the bacterial community of the secretion plays a central role in determining the communities of special hoopoe eggshell structures that, soon after hatching, are filled with uropgial oil, thereby protecting embryos from pathogens.
The Microbiome of the Uropygial Secretion in Hoopoes Is Shaped Along the Nesting Phase
- Ángela Martínez-García, M. Martín-Vivaldi, J. Soler
- Environmental Science, BiologyMicrobial Ecology
- 13 April 2016
It is found that nestling hoopoes acquire most bacterial symbionts during the first days of life but that the microbiome is dynamic and can be modified along the nestling period depending on environmental conditions, and that the final microbiome of nestlings was mainly explained by nest of origin.
Acquisition of Uropygial Gland Microbiome by Hoopoe Nestlings
- M. Martín-Vivaldi, J. Soler, M. Martínez-Bueno
- BiologyMicrobial Ecology
- 18 December 2017
The results of this analysis support the idea that the typical composition of the hoopoe gland microbiome is reached by the incorporation of some bacteria during the nestling period, and suggest the existence of a coevolved core microbiome composed by a mix of specialized vertically transmitted strains and facultative symbionts able to coexist with them.