Molecular Cartography of a Hawaiian Coral Assemblage
Coral reefs are declining due to multiple factors including overfishing, anthropogenic pollution, and ocean acidification. Diseases affecting corals have increased in recent decades, yet the etiology of nearly all diseases remains poorly understood. Here, we investigated three-dimensionally mapped m...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:cf61f6d2119e4b1ab8b77faa6821d852 2023-11-12T04:23:54+01:00 Molecular Cartography of a Hawaiian Coral Assemblage Joseph W. P. Nakoa John H. R. Burns Kanoelani Steward Lauren M. Kapono Clifford A. Kapono 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/d15101061 https://doaj.org/article/cf61f6d2119e4b1ab8b77faa6821d852 EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/15/10/1061 https://doaj.org/toc/1424-2818 doi:10.3390/d15101061 1424-2818 https://doaj.org/article/cf61f6d2119e4b1ab8b77faa6821d852 Diversity, Vol 15, Iss 1061, p 1061 (2023) 3D cartography photogrammetry metabolomics microbiome coral reef Biology (General) QH301-705.5 article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/d15101061 2023-10-29T00:36:45Z Coral reefs are declining due to multiple factors including overfishing, anthropogenic pollution, and ocean acidification. Diseases affecting corals have increased in recent decades, yet the etiology of nearly all diseases remains poorly understood. Here, we investigated three-dimensionally mapped molecules and microbes from healthy and diseased coral tissue sampled across the landscape of a coral assemblage at the Wai‘ōpae tide pools, Southeast Hawai‘i Island. A 3D molecular cartographic platform was used in combination with molecular networking tools to characterize healthy coral tissue and tissue affected by the disease growth anomaly (GA). Tissues of healthy Montipora flabellata and Montipora capitata exhibited higher microbial diversity compared to Porites lobata and GA-affected M. capitata corals. Increases in relative abundance of Ulvophyceae and sterols were observed in GA lesions, while chlorophyll decreased. Conversely, healthy coral tissues were characterized by the presence of cyanobacteria in the order of Stramenopiles, in addition to higher relative chlorophyll levels. Leveraging innovative molecular cartography provides new insight into molecular characteristics of coral colonies, and helps to better understand how diseases affect the molecular landscape of corals. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ocean acidification Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Diversity 15 10 1061 |
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Coral reefs are declining due to multiple factors including overfishing, anthropogenic pollution, and ocean acidification. Diseases affecting corals have increased in recent decades, yet the etiology of nearly all diseases remains poorly understood. Here, we investigated three-dimensionally mapped molecules and microbes from healthy and diseased coral tissue sampled across the landscape of a coral assemblage at the Wai‘ōpae tide pools, Southeast Hawai‘i Island. A 3D molecular cartographic platform was used in combination with molecular networking tools to characterize healthy coral tissue and tissue affected by the disease growth anomaly (GA). Tissues of healthy Montipora flabellata and Montipora capitata exhibited higher microbial diversity compared to Porites lobata and GA-affected M. capitata corals. Increases in relative abundance of Ulvophyceae and sterols were observed in GA lesions, while chlorophyll decreased. Conversely, healthy coral tissues were characterized by the presence of cyanobacteria in the order of Stramenopiles, in addition to higher relative chlorophyll levels. Leveraging innovative molecular cartography provides new insight into molecular characteristics of coral colonies, and helps to better understand how diseases affect the molecular landscape of corals. |
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Joseph W. P. Nakoa John H. R. Burns Kanoelani Steward Lauren M. Kapono Clifford A. Kapono |
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Molecular Cartography of a Hawaiian Coral Assemblage |
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Molecular Cartography of a Hawaiian Coral Assemblage |
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Molecular Cartography of a Hawaiian Coral Assemblage |
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Molecular Cartography of a Hawaiian Coral Assemblage |
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Molecular Cartography of a Hawaiian Coral Assemblage |
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