Diversity and stability of coral endolithic microbial communities at a naturally high p CO 2 reef
Abstract The health and functioning of reef‐building corals is dependent on a balanced association with prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbes. The coral skeleton harbours numerous endolithic microbes, but their diversity, ecological roles and responses to environmental stress, including ocean acidific...
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crwiley:10.1111/mec.14268 2024-04-14T08:17:49+00:00 Diversity and stability of coral endolithic microbial communities at a naturally high p CO 2 reef Marcelino, Vanessa Rossetto Morrow, Kathleen M. van Oppen, Madeleine J. H. Bourne, David G. Verbruggen, Heroen Australian Biological Resources Study Australian Research Council Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment University of Melbourne Australian Biological Resources Study Australian Research Council Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment Albert Shimmins Fund University of Melbourne Melbourne Bioinformatics Nectar Research Cloud 2017 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec.14268 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fmec.14268 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/mec.14268 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1111/mec.14268 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/am-pdf/10.1111/mec.14268 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#am http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor http://doi.wiley.com/10.1002/tdm_license_1.1 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#am http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Molecular Ecology volume 26, issue 19, page 5344-5357 ISSN 0962-1083 1365-294X Genetics Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics journal-article 2017 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.14268 2024-03-19T10:52:24Z Abstract The health and functioning of reef‐building corals is dependent on a balanced association with prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbes. The coral skeleton harbours numerous endolithic microbes, but their diversity, ecological roles and responses to environmental stress, including ocean acidification ( OA ), are not well characterized. This study tests whether pH affects the diversity and structure of prokaryotic and eukaryotic algal communities associated with skeletons of Porites spp. using targeted amplicon (16S r RNA gene, UPA and tuf A) sequencing. We found that the composition of endolithic communities in the massive coral Porites spp. inhabiting a naturally high p CO 2 reef (avg. p CO 2 811 μatm) is not significantly different from corals inhabiting reference sites (avg. p CO 2 357 μatm), suggesting that these microbiomes are less disturbed by OA than previously thought. Possible explanations may be that the endolithic microhabitat is highly homeostatic or that the endolithic micro‐organisms are well adapted to a wide pH range. Some of the microbial taxa identified include nitrogen‐fixing bacteria ( Rhizobiales and cyanobacteria), algicidal bacteria in the phylum Bacteroidetes , symbiotic bacteria in the family Endozoicomoniaceae, and endolithic green algae, considered the major microbial agent of reef bioerosion. Additionally, we test whether host species has an effect on the endolithic community structure. We show that the endolithic community of massive Porites spp. is substantially different and more diverse than that found in skeletons of the branching species Seriatopora hystrix and Pocillopora damicornis . This study reveals highly diverse and structured microbial communities in Porites spp. skeletons that are possibly resilient to OA . Article in Journal/Newspaper Ocean acidification Wiley Online Library Molecular Ecology 26 19 5344 5357 |
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Abstract The health and functioning of reef‐building corals is dependent on a balanced association with prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbes. The coral skeleton harbours numerous endolithic microbes, but their diversity, ecological roles and responses to environmental stress, including ocean acidification ( OA ), are not well characterized. This study tests whether pH affects the diversity and structure of prokaryotic and eukaryotic algal communities associated with skeletons of Porites spp. using targeted amplicon (16S r RNA gene, UPA and tuf A) sequencing. We found that the composition of endolithic communities in the massive coral Porites spp. inhabiting a naturally high p CO 2 reef (avg. p CO 2 811 μatm) is not significantly different from corals inhabiting reference sites (avg. p CO 2 357 μatm), suggesting that these microbiomes are less disturbed by OA than previously thought. Possible explanations may be that the endolithic microhabitat is highly homeostatic or that the endolithic micro‐organisms are well adapted to a wide pH range. Some of the microbial taxa identified include nitrogen‐fixing bacteria ( Rhizobiales and cyanobacteria), algicidal bacteria in the phylum Bacteroidetes , symbiotic bacteria in the family Endozoicomoniaceae, and endolithic green algae, considered the major microbial agent of reef bioerosion. Additionally, we test whether host species has an effect on the endolithic community structure. We show that the endolithic community of massive Porites spp. is substantially different and more diverse than that found in skeletons of the branching species Seriatopora hystrix and Pocillopora damicornis . This study reveals highly diverse and structured microbial communities in Porites spp. skeletons that are possibly resilient to OA . |
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Australian Biological Resources Study Australian Research Council Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment University of Melbourne Australian Biological Resources Study Australian Research Council Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment Albert Shimmins Fund University of Melbourne Melbourne Bioinformatics Nectar Research Cloud |
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Diversity and stability of coral endolithic microbial communities at a naturally high p CO 2 reef |
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Diversity and stability of coral endolithic microbial communities at a naturally high p CO 2 reef |
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Diversity and stability of coral endolithic microbial communities at a naturally high p CO 2 reef |
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Diversity and stability of coral endolithic microbial communities at a naturally high p CO 2 reef |
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Diversity and stability of coral endolithic microbial communities at a naturally high p CO 2 reef |
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diversity and stability of coral endolithic microbial communities at a naturally high p co 2 reef |
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