Omics Description (Metabolome and Microbiome) from Centuroides suffusus and Centuroides vittatus (Arachnida: Scorpiones)
Scorpions are characterized by their venomous adaptations, including specialized stingers, and their ecological diversity. Some families, such as Buthidae, have medically significant species and their venoms possess a diverse array of chemicals. In Mexico, Centruroides suffusus and Centruroides vittatus coexist, with C. suffusus considered medically important due to its highly toxic venom. This study describes the metabolomic and microbiomic profiles of C. suffusus and C. vittatus. The metabolomic profiling (12 amino acids and 28 acylcarnitines) reveals significant differences between the two species, hinting at metabolic and ecological variations. Ornithine (ORN) and arginine (ARG) were the most abundant in C. vittatus, while tyrosine (TYR) was the most abundant amino acid molecule in C. suffusus. The microbiome analysis (by Next-Generation Sequencing of the 16S ribosomal gene) indicates similarities in gut bacteria composition between the two species (Phyla: Actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Cyanobacteria, Firmicutes, Proteobacteria and Tenericutes).
Authors
- Madelyn Garcés Martínez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6095-8817)
- Iram Pablo Rodriguez-Sanchez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5988-4168)
- Iván Delgado‐Enciso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9848-862X)
- Carlos Solís-Rojas
- Manuel de Luna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0746-0507)
- Angélica López-Rodríguez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4411-8441)
- María de Lourdes Ramírez‐Ahuja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4886-6386)
- Cesaré Ovando‐Vázquez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0201-695X)
- Antonio Guzmán-Velasco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0534-1328)
- Patricio Adrián Zapata-Morín (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1851-2293)
- Iván Meneses‐Morales (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3146-1374)
- Margarita L. Martínez‐Fierro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1478-9068)
- Adriana E. Flores (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8554-8865)
- Gerardo de Jesús Trujillo-Rodríguez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1733-7366)
- Estela Ruiz‐Baca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1621-3505)
Institutions
- Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (MX)
- Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango (MX)
- Hospital Universitario Dr José Eleuterio Gonzalez (MX)
- Institute for Scientific and Technological Research (MX)
- Instituto de Salud del Estado de México (MX)
- Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas "Francisco García Salinas" (MX)
- Universidad de Colima (MX)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Arthropoda
- Published
- 2025-10-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/arthropoda3040014
- Primary Topic
- Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00