Beneficial Microorganisms for Corals (BMC): Proposed Mechanisms for Coral Health and Resilience

Frontiers in Microbiology, Год журнала: 2017, Номер 8

Опубликована: Март 7, 2017

The symbiotic association between the coral animal and its endosymbiotic dinoflagellate partner Symbiodinium is central to success of corals. However, an array other microorganisms associated with (i.e., Bacteria, Archaea, Fungi viruses) have a complex intricate role in maintaining homeostasis corals Symbiodinium. Corals are sensitive shifts surrounding environmental conditions. One most widely reported responses stressful conditions bleaching. During this event, expel cells from their gastrodermal tissues upon experiencing extended seawater temperatures above thermal threshold. An stressors can also destabilize microbiome, resulting compromised health host, which may include disease mortality worst scenario. exact mechanisms by microbiome supports increases resilience poorly understood. Earlier studies microbiology proposed probiotic hypothesis, wherein dynamic relationship exists microorganisms, selecting for holobiont that best suited prevailing Here, we discuss microbial-host relationships within holobiont, along potential roles health. We propose term BMC (Beneficial Microorganisms Corals) define (specific) symbionts promote This concept analogous Plant Growth Promoting Rhizosphere (PGPR), has been explored manipulated agricultural industry inhabit rhizosphere directly or indirectly plant growth development through production regulatory signals, antibiotics nutrients. Additionally, effects on corals, suggesting strategies use knowledge manipulate reversing dysbiosis restore protect reefs. developing using consortia as "probiotics" improve resistance after bleaching events and/or such human-assisted acclimation/adaption shifting

Язык: Английский

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Rapid adaptive responses to climate change in corals

Nature Climate Change, Год журнала: 2017, Номер 7(9), С. 627 - 636

Опубликована: Сен. 1, 2017

Язык: Английский

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Coral microbiome dynamics, functions and design in a changing world

Nature Reviews Microbiology, Год журнала: 2019, Номер 17(9), С. 557 - 567

Опубликована: Июль 1, 2019

Язык: Английский

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Adapting with Microbial Help: Microbiome Flexibility Facilitates Rapid Responses to Environmental Change

BioEssays, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 42(7)

Опубликована: Июнь 16, 2020

Abstract Animals and plants are metaorganisms associate with microbes that affect their physiology, stress tolerance, fitness. Here the hypothesis alteration of microbiome may constitute a fast‐response mechanism to environmental change is examined. This supported by recent reciprocal transplant experiments reef corals, which have shown adapts thermally variable habitats changes over time when transplanted into different environments. Further, inoculation corals beneficial bacteria increases tolerance. But differ in ability flexibly bacteria. How scales flexibility reflect metaorganism adaptation mechanisms discussed future directions for research pinpointed. It posited broad phenomenon contributes organisms respond change. Importantly, adapting microbial help provide an alternate route organismal facilitates rapid responses.

Язык: Английский

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Cryptic and abundant marine viruses at the evolutionary origins of Earth’s RNA virome

Science, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 376(6589), С. 156 - 162

Опубликована: Апрель 7, 2022

Whereas DNA viruses are known to be abundant, diverse, and commonly key ecosystem players, RNA insufficiently studied outside disease settings. In this study, we analyzed ≈28 terabases of Global Ocean sequences expand Earth's virus catalogs their taxonomy, investigate evolutionary origins, assess marine biogeography from pole pole. Using new approaches optimize discovery classification, identified that necessitate substantive revisions taxonomy (doubling phyla adding >50% classes) understanding. "Species"-rank abundance determination revealed the "

Язык: Английский

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The ‘Neglected’ Soil Virome – Potential Role and Impact

Trends in Microbiology, Год журнала: 2018, Номер 26(8), С. 649 - 662

Опубликована: Янв. 3, 2018

Язык: Английский

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Extending the natural adaptive capacity of coral holobionts

Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 2(11), С. 747 - 762

Опубликована: Окт. 12, 2021

Язык: Английский

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Revisiting the rules of life for viruses of microorganisms

Nature Reviews Microbiology, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 19(8), С. 501 - 513

Опубликована: Март 24, 2021

Язык: Английский

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The coral microbiome: towards an understanding of the molecular mechanisms of coral–microbiota interactions

FEMS Microbiology Reviews, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 47(2)

Опубликована: Март 1, 2023

Corals live in a complex, multipartite symbiosis with diverse microbes across kingdoms, some of which are implicated vital functions, such as those related to resilience against climate change. However, knowledge gaps and technical challenges limit our understanding the nature functional significance complex symbiotic relationships within corals. Here, we provide an overview complexity coral microbiome focusing on taxonomic diversity functions well-studied cryptic microbes. Mining literature indicate that while corals collectively harbour third all marine bacterial phyla, known symbionts antagonists represent minute fraction this these taxa cluster into select genera, suggesting selective evolutionary mechanisms enabled bacteria gain niche holobiont. Recent advances research aimed at leveraging manipulation increase coral's fitness help mitigate heat stress-related mortality discussed. Then, insights potential through microbiota can communicate modify host responses examined by describing recognition patterns, microbially derived epigenome effector proteins gene regulation. Finally, power omics tools used study highlighted emphasis integrated host-microbiota multiomics framework understand underlying during change-driven dysbiosis.

Язык: Английский

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Building consensus around the assessment and interpretation of Symbiodiniaceae diversity

PeerJ, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 11, С. e15023 - e15023

Опубликована: Май 2, 2023

Within microeukaryotes, genetic variation and functional sometimes accumulate more quickly than morphological differences. To understand the evolutionary history ecology of such lineages, it is key to examine diversity at multiple levels organization. In dinoflagellate family Symbiodiniaceae, which can form endosymbioses with cnidarians ( e.g ., corals, octocorals, sea anemones, jellyfish), other marine invertebrates e.g. , sponges, molluscs, flatworms), protists foraminifera), molecular data have been used extensively over past three decades describe phenotypes make ecological inferences. Despite advances in Symbiodiniaceae genomics, a lack consensus among researchers respect interpreting has slowed progress field acted as barrier reconciling observations. Here, we identify challenges regarding assessment interpretation across levels: species, populations, communities. We summarize areas agreement highlight techniques approaches that are broadly accepted. where debate remains, unresolved issues discuss technologies help fill knowledge gaps related phenotypic diversity. also ways stimulate progress, particular by fostering inclusive collaborative research community. hope this perspective will inspire accelerate coral reef science serving resource those designing experiments, publishing research, applying for funding their symbiotic partnerships.

Язык: Английский

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