Comparative genome-centric analysis reveals seasonal variation in the function of coral reef microbiomes
Glasl, Bettina, Robbins, Steven, Frade, Pedro R., Marangon, Emma, Laffy, Patrick W., Bourne, David G., and Webster, Nicole N. (2020) Comparative genome-centric analysis reveals seasonal variation in the function of coral reef microbiomes. ISME Journal: multidisciplinary journal of microbial ecology, 14. pp. 1435-1450.
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Abstract
Microbially mediated processes contribute to coral reef resilience yet, despite extensive characterisation of microbial community variation following environmental perturbation, the effect on microbiome function is poorly understood. We undertook metagenomic sequencing of sponge, macroalgae and seawater microbiomes from a macroalgae-dominated inshore coral reef to define their functional potential and evaluate seasonal shifts in microbially mediated processes. In total, 125 high-quality metagenome-assembled genomes were reconstructed, spanning 15 bacterial and 3 archaeal phyla. Multivariate analysis of the genomes relative abundance revealed changes in the functional potential of reef microbiomes in relation to seasonal environmental fluctuations (e.g. macroalgae biomass, temperature). For example, a shift from Alphaproteobacteria to Bacteroidota-dominated seawater microbiomes occurred during summer, resulting in an increased genomic potential to degrade macroalgal-derived polysaccharides. An 85% reduction of Chloroflexota was observed in the sponge microbiome during summer, with potential consequences for nutrition, waste product removal, and detoxification in the sponge holobiont. A shift in the Firmicutes:Bacteroidota ratio was detected on macroalgae over summer with potential implications for polysaccharide degradation in macroalgal microbiomes. These results highlight that seasonal shifts in the dominant microbial taxa alter the functional repertoire of host-associated and seawater microbiomes, and highlight how environmental perturbation can affect microbially mediated processes in coral reef ecosystems.
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| Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
| ISSN: | 1751-7370 |
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| Funders: | Australian Government National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS), Advance Queensland (AQ), Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA), National Environmental Science Program (NESP) |
| Projects and Grants: | NCRIS - The Australian Microbiome Initiative, AQ PhD Scholarship, GBRMPA Management Award, NESP grant |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Apr 2021 00:39 |
| FoR Codes: | 31 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 3107 Microbiology > 310703 Microbial ecology @ 50% 31 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 3199 Other biological sciences > 319999 Other biological sciences not elsewhere classified @ 50% |
| SEO Codes: | 18 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT > 1805 Marine systems and management > 180502 Assessment and management of pelagic marine ecosystems @ 50% 28 EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE > 2801 Expanding knowledge > 280102 Expanding knowledge in the biological sciences @ 50% |
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