The microbial profile of a tissue necrosis affecting the Atlantic invasive coral Tubastraea tagusensis

Abstract The Southwestern Atlantic rocky reef ecosystems are undergoing significant changes due to sun-corals (Tubastraea tagusensis and T. coccinea) invasion. At Búzios Island, on the northern coast of São Paulo State, where the abundance of T. tagusensis is particularly high, some colonies are dis...

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Autores principales:	Aline Aparecida Zanotti, Gustavo Bueno Gregoracci, Marcelo Visentini Kitahara
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:2e1a3b8a7ae841fa86b5b553f05aecd12021-12-02T14:35:40ZThe microbial profile of a tissue necrosis affecting the Atlantic invasive coral Tubastraea tagusensis10.1038/s41598-021-89296-z2045-2322https://doaj.org/article/2e1a3b8a7ae841fa86b5b553f05aecd12021-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-89296-zhttps://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract The Southwestern Atlantic rocky reef ecosystems are undergoing significant changes due to sun-corals (Tubastraea tagusensis and T. coccinea) invasion. At Búzios Island, on the northern coast of São Paulo State, where the abundance of T. tagusensis is particularly high, some colonies are displaying tissue necrosis, a phenomenon never reported for this invasive nor any other azooxanthellate coral species. Using next-generation sequencing, we sought to understand the relationship between T. tagusensis tissue necrosis and its microbiota. Thus, through amplicon sequencing, we studied both healthy and diseased coral colonies. Results indicate a wide variety of bacteria associated with healthy colonies and an even higher diversity associated with those corals presenting tissue necrosis, which displayed nearly 25% more microorganisms. Also, as the microbial community associated with the seven healthy colonies did not alter composition significantly, it was possible to verify the microbial succession during different stages of tissue necrosis (i.e., initial, intermediate, and advanced). Comparing the microbiome from healthy corals to those in early tissue necrosis suggests 21 potential pathogens, which might act as the promoters of such disease.Aline Aparecida ZanottiGustavo Bueno GregoracciMarcelo Visentini KitaharaNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2021)
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description	Abstract The Southwestern Atlantic rocky reef ecosystems are undergoing significant changes due to sun-corals (Tubastraea tagusensis and T. coccinea) invasion. At Búzios Island, on the northern coast of São Paulo State, where the abundance of T. tagusensis is particularly high, some colonies are displaying tissue necrosis, a phenomenon never reported for this invasive nor any other azooxanthellate coral species. Using next-generation sequencing, we sought to understand the relationship between T. tagusensis tissue necrosis and its microbiota. Thus, through amplicon sequencing, we studied both healthy and diseased coral colonies. Results indicate a wide variety of bacteria associated with healthy colonies and an even higher diversity associated with those corals presenting tissue necrosis, which displayed nearly 25% more microorganisms. Also, as the microbial community associated with the seven healthy colonies did not alter composition significantly, it was possible to verify the microbial succession during different stages of tissue necrosis (i.e., initial, intermediate, and advanced). Comparing the microbiome from healthy corals to those in early tissue necrosis suggests 21 potential pathogens, which might act as the promoters of such disease.
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author	Aline Aparecida Zanotti Gustavo Bueno Gregoracci Marcelo Visentini Kitahara
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title	The microbial profile of a tissue necrosis affecting the Atlantic invasive coral Tubastraea tagusensis
title_short	The microbial profile of a tissue necrosis affecting the Atlantic invasive coral Tubastraea tagusensis
title_full	The microbial profile of a tissue necrosis affecting the Atlantic invasive coral Tubastraea tagusensis
title_fullStr	The microbial profile of a tissue necrosis affecting the Atlantic invasive coral Tubastraea tagusensis
title_full_unstemmed	The microbial profile of a tissue necrosis affecting the Atlantic invasive coral Tubastraea tagusensis
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The microbial profile of a tissue necrosis affecting the Atlantic invasive coral Tubastraea tagusensis

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