PMID- 32015496 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200720 LR - 20230906 IS - 2058-5276 (Electronic) IS - 2058-5276 (Linking) VI - 5 IP - 3 DP - 2020 Mar TI - Spatial metabolomics of in situ host-microbe interactions at the micrometre scale. PG - 498-510 LID - 10.1038/s41564-019-0664-6 [doi] AB - Spatial metabolomics describes the location and chemistry of small molecules involved in metabolic phenotypes, defence molecules and chemical interactions in natural communities. Most current techniques are unable to spatially link the genotype and metabolic phenotype of microorganisms in situ at a scale relevant to microbial interactions. Here, we present a spatial metabolomics pipeline (metaFISH) that combines fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) microscopy and high-resolution atmospheric-pressure matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry to image host-microbe symbioses and their metabolic interactions. The metaFISH pipeline aligns and integrates metabolite and fluorescent images at the micrometre scale to provide a spatial assignment of host and symbiont metabolites on the same tissue section. To illustrate the advantages of metaFISH, we mapped the spatial metabolome of a deep-sea mussel and its intracellular symbiotic bacteria at the scale of individual epithelial host cells. Our analytical pipeline revealed metabolic adaptations of the epithelial cells to the intracellular symbionts and variation in metabolic phenotypes within a single symbiont 16S rRNA phylotype, and enabled the discovery of specialized metabolites from the host-microbe interface. metaFISH provides a culture-independent approach to link metabolic phenotypes to community members in situ and is a powerful tool for microbiologists across fields. FAU - Geier, Benedikt AU - Geier B AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2942-2624 AD - Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany. bgeier@mpi-bremen.de. FAU - Sogin, Emilia M AU - Sogin EM AD - Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany. FAU - Michellod, Dolma AU - Michellod D AD - Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany. FAU - Janda, Moritz AU - Janda M AD - Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany. FAU - Kompauer, Mario AU - Kompauer M AD - Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany. FAU - Spengler, Bernhard AU - Spengler B AD - Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany. FAU - Dubilier, Nicole AU - Dubilier N AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9394-825X AD - Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany. AD - MARUM, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany. FAU - Liebeke, Manuel AU - Liebeke M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2339-1409 AD - Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany. mliebeke@mpi-bremen.de. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20200203 PL - England TA - Nat Microbiol JT - Nature microbiology JID - 101674869 RN - 0 (RNA, Ribosomal, 16S) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Bacteria/genetics/metabolism MH - Bivalvia/*microbiology MH - Host Microbial Interactions/*physiology MH - In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence MH - Metabolome MH - Metabolomics/*methods MH - Microbiota/genetics/*physiology MH - RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics MH - Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization/methods MH - Symbiosis MH - Tandem Mass Spectrometry EDAT- 2020/02/06 06:00 MHDA- 2020/07/21 06:00 CRDT- 2020/02/05 06:00 PHST- 2019/03/04 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/12/16 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/02/06 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/07/21 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/02/05 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1038/s41564-019-0664-6 [pii] AID - 10.1038/s41564-019-0664-6 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Nat Microbiol. 2020 Mar;5(3):498-510. doi: 10.1038/s41564-019-0664-6. Epub 2020 Feb 3.