Wada, Naohisa, Iguchi, Akira, Urabe, Yuta, Yoshioka, Yuki, Abe, Natsumi, Takase, Kazuki, Hayashi, Shuji, Kawanabe, Saeko, Sato, Yui, Tang, Sen-Lin, and Mano, Nobuhiro (2023) Microbial mat compositions and localization patterns explain the virulence of black band disease in corals. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, 9. 15.

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Abstract

Black band disease (BBD) in corals is characterized by a distinctive, band-like microbial mat, which spreads across the tissues and often kills infected colonies. The microbial mat is dominated by cyanobacteria but also commonly contains sulfide-oxidizing bacteria (SOB), sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB), and other microbes. The migration rate in BBD varies across different environmental conditions, including temperature, light, and pH. However, whether variations in the migration rates reflect differences in the microbial consortium within the BBD mat remains unknown. Here, we show that the micro-scale surface structure, bacterial composition, and spatial distribution differed across BBD lesions with different migration rates. The migration rate was positively correlated with the relative abundance of potential SOBs belonging to Arcobacteraceae localized in the middle layer within the mat and negatively correlated with the relative abundance of other potential SOBs belonging to Rhodobacteraceae. Our study highlights the microbial composition in BBD as an important determinant of virulence.

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Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	2055-5008
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Date Deposited:	05 Jun 2023 06:48
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