A place for taxonomic profiling in the study of the coral prokaryotic microbiome

Hernandez-Agreda, Alejandra, Leggat, William, and Ainsworth, Tracy D. (2019) A place for taxonomic profiling in the study of the coral prokaryotic microbiome. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 366 (6). fnz063.

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Abstract

The enormous variability in richness, abundance and diversity of unknown bacterial organisms inhabiting the coral microbiome have challenged our understanding of their functional contribution to coral health. Identifying the attributes of the healthy meta-organism is paramount for contemporary approaches aiming to manipulate dysbiotic stages of the coral microbiome. This review evaluates the current knowledge on the structure and mechanisms driving bacterial communities in the coral microbiome and discusses two topics requiring further research to define the healthy coral microbiome. (i) We examine the necessity to establish microbial baselines to understand the spatial and temporal dynamics of the healthy coral microbiome and summarise conceptual and logistic challenges to consider in the design of these baselines. (ii) We propose potential mechanical, physical and chemical mechanisms driving bacterial distribution within coral compartments and suggest experiments to test them. Finally, we highlight aspects of the use of 16S amplicon sequencing requiring standardization and discuss its contribution to other multi-omics approaches.

Item ID: 60014
Item Type: Article (Research - C1)
ISSN: 1574-6968
Keywords: bacteria, bacterial assemblages, 16S amplicon, 16S rRNA, multi-omics, symbiosis
Copyright Information: © FEMS 2019. All rights reserved.
Funders: Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, Australian Awards Scholarship (AusAID)
Date Deposited: 19 Jun 2019 07:34
FoR Codes: 31 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 3107 Microbiology > 310704 Microbial genetics @ 100%
SEO Codes: 96 ENVIRONMENT > 9605 Ecosystem Assessment and Management > 960503 Ecosystem Assessment and Management of Coastal and Estuarine Environments @ 100%
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