Characterization of the Microbiome of Corals with Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease along Florida’s Coral Reef

Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) is an emergent and often lethal coral disease that was first reported near Miami, FL (USA) in 2014. Our objective was to determine if coral colonies showing signs of SCTLD possess a specific microbial signature across five susceptible species sampled in Florid...

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Autores principales:	Abigail S. Clark, Sara D. Williams, Kerry Maxwell, Stephanie M. Rosales, Lindsay K. Huebner, Jan H. Landsberg, John H. Hunt, Erinn M. Muller
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	stony coral tissue loss disease SCTLD coral disease bacteria microbiome Rhodobacterales Biology (General) QH301-705.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:7b28a53b22d0496283b5e2902c6c10412021-11-25T18:24:01ZCharacterization of the Microbiome of Corals with Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease along Florida’s Coral Reef10.3390/microorganisms91121812076-2607https://doaj.org/article/7b28a53b22d0496283b5e2902c6c10412021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/9/11/2181https://doaj.org/toc/2076-2607Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) is an emergent and often lethal coral disease that was first reported near Miami, FL (USA) in 2014. Our objective was to determine if coral colonies showing signs of SCTLD possess a specific microbial signature across five susceptible species sampled in Florida’s Coral Reef. Three sample types were collected: lesion tissue and apparently unaffected tissue of diseased colonies, and tissue of apparently healthy colonies. Using 16S rRNA high-throughput gene sequencing, our results show that, for every species, the microbial community composition of lesion tissue was significantly different from healthy colony tissue and from the unaffected tissue of diseased colonies. The lesion tissue of all but one species (<i>Siderastrea siderea</i>) had higher relative abundances of the order Rhodobacterales compared with other types of tissue samples, which may partly explain why <i>S. siderea</i> lesions often differed in appearance compared to other species. The order Clostridiales was also present at relatively high abundances in the lesion tissue of three species compared to healthy and unaffected tissues. Stress often leads to the dysbiosis of coral microbiomes and increases the abundance of opportunistic pathogens. The present study suggests that Rhodobacterales and Clostridiales likely play an important role in SCTLD.Abigail S. ClarkSara D. WilliamsKerry MaxwellStephanie M. RosalesLindsay K. HuebnerJan H. LandsbergJohn H. HuntErinn M. MullerMDPI AGarticlestony coral tissue loss diseaseSCTLDcoral diseasebacteriamicrobiomeRhodobacteralesBiology (General)QH301-705.5ENMicroorganisms, Vol 9, Iss 2181, p 2181 (2021)
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topic	stony coral tissue loss disease SCTLD coral disease bacteria microbiome Rhodobacterales Biology (General) QH301-705.5
spellingShingle	stony coral tissue loss disease SCTLD coral disease bacteria microbiome Rhodobacterales Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Abigail S. Clark Sara D. Williams Kerry Maxwell Stephanie M. Rosales Lindsay K. Huebner Jan H. Landsberg John H. Hunt Erinn M. Muller Characterization of the Microbiome of Corals with Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease along Florida’s Coral Reef
description	Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) is an emergent and often lethal coral disease that was first reported near Miami, FL (USA) in 2014. Our objective was to determine if coral colonies showing signs of SCTLD possess a specific microbial signature across five susceptible species sampled in Florida’s Coral Reef. Three sample types were collected: lesion tissue and apparently unaffected tissue of diseased colonies, and tissue of apparently healthy colonies. Using 16S rRNA high-throughput gene sequencing, our results show that, for every species, the microbial community composition of lesion tissue was significantly different from healthy colony tissue and from the unaffected tissue of diseased colonies. The lesion tissue of all but one species (<i>Siderastrea siderea</i>) had higher relative abundances of the order Rhodobacterales compared with other types of tissue samples, which may partly explain why <i>S. siderea</i> lesions often differed in appearance compared to other species. The order Clostridiales was also present at relatively high abundances in the lesion tissue of three species compared to healthy and unaffected tissues. Stress often leads to the dysbiosis of coral microbiomes and increases the abundance of opportunistic pathogens. The present study suggests that Rhodobacterales and Clostridiales likely play an important role in SCTLD.
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author	Abigail S. Clark Sara D. Williams Kerry Maxwell Stephanie M. Rosales Lindsay K. Huebner Jan H. Landsberg John H. Hunt Erinn M. Muller
author_facet	Abigail S. Clark Sara D. Williams Kerry Maxwell Stephanie M. Rosales Lindsay K. Huebner Jan H. Landsberg John H. Hunt Erinn M. Muller
author_sort	Abigail S. Clark
title	Characterization of the Microbiome of Corals with Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease along Florida’s Coral Reef
title_short	Characterization of the Microbiome of Corals with Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease along Florida’s Coral Reef
title_full	Characterization of the Microbiome of Corals with Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease along Florida’s Coral Reef
title_fullStr	Characterization of the Microbiome of Corals with Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease along Florida’s Coral Reef
title_full_unstemmed	Characterization of the Microbiome of Corals with Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease along Florida’s Coral Reef
title_sort	characterization of the microbiome of corals with stony coral tissue loss disease along florida’s coral reef
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/7b28a53b22d0496283b5e2902c6c1041
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Characterization of the Microbiome of Corals with Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease along Florida’s Coral Reef

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