Nasal Microenvironments and Interspecific Interactions Influence Nasal Microbiota Complexity and S. aureus Carriage

The indigenous microbiota of the nasal cavity plays important roles in human health and disease. Patterns of spatial variation in microbiota composition may help explain Staphylococcus aureus colonization and reveal interspecies and species-host interactions. To assess the biogeography of the nasal...

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Published in:Cell host & microbe 2013-12, Vol.14 (6), p.631-640
Main Authors: Yan, Miling, Pamp, Sünje J., Fukuyama, Julia, Hwang, Peter H., Cho, Do-Yeon, Holmes, Susan, Relman, David A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antibiosis
Biota
Carrier State - microbiology
Corynebacterium - growth & development
Humans
Nasal Mucosa - microbiology
Staphylococcal Infections - microbiology
Staphylococcus aureus - growth & development
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Summary:The indigenous microbiota of the nasal cavity plays important roles in human health and disease. Patterns of spatial variation in microbiota composition may help explain Staphylococcus aureus colonization and reveal interspecies and species-host interactions. To assess the biogeography of the nasal microbiota, we sampled healthy subjects, representing both S. aureus carriers and noncarriers at three nasal sites (anterior naris, middle meatus, and sphenoethmoidal recess). Phylogenetic compositional and sparse linear discriminant analyses revealed communities that differed according to site epithelium type and S. aureus culture-based carriage status. Corynebacterium accolens and C. pseudodiphtheriticum were identified as the most important microbial community determinants of S. aureus carriage, and competitive interactions were only evident at sites with ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelium. In vitro cocultivation experiments provided supporting evidence of interactions among these species. These results highlight spatial variation in nasal microbial communities and differences in community composition between S. aureus carriers and noncarriers. •Phylogenetic composition of nasal communities differed by site epithelium type•Bacterial diversity was greater at the mucosal sites than at naris•Abundance of two Corynebacterium species correlated with S. aureus carriage status•These Corynebacterium species and S. aureus interact at mucosal habitats and in vitro
ISSN:1931-3128
1934-6069
DOI:10.1016/j.chom.2013.11.005