A coral-associated actinobacterium mitigates coral bleaching under heat stress
Li, Jie, Zou, Yiyang, Li, Qiqi, Zhang, Jian, Bourne, David G., Lyu, Yuanjiao, Liu, Cong, and Zhang, Si (2023) A coral-associated actinobacterium mitigates coral bleaching under heat stress. Environmental Microbiome, 18 (1). 83.
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Abstract
Background: The positive effects of exposing corals to microorganisms have been reported though how the benefits are conferred are poorly understood. Here, we isolated an actinobacterial strain (SCSIO 13291) from Pocillopora damicornis with capabilities to synthesize antioxidants, vitamins, and antibacterial and antiviral compounds supported with phenotypic and/or genomic evidence. Strain SCSIO 13291 was labeled with 5 (and − 6)-carboxytetramethylrhodamine, succinimidyl ester and the labeled cell suspension directly inoculated onto the coral polyp tissues when nubbins were under thermal stress in a mesocosm experiment. We then visualized the labelled bacterial cells and analyzed the coral physiological, transcriptome and microbiome to elucidate the effect this strain conferred on the coral holobiont under thermal stress.
Results: Subsequent microscopic observations confirmed the presence of the bacterium attached to the coral polyps. Addition of the SCSIO 13291 strain reduced signs of bleaching in the corals subjected to heat stress. At the same time, alterations in gene expression, which were involved in reactive oxygen species and light damage mitigation, attenuated apoptosis and exocytosis in addition to metabolite utilization, were observed in the coral host and Symbiodiniaceae populations. In addition, the coral associated bacterial community altered with a more stable ecological network for samples inoculated with the bacterial strain.
Conclusions: Our results provide insights into the benefits of a putative actinobacterial probiotic strain that mitigate coral bleaching signs. This study suggests that the inoculation of bacteria can potentially directly benefit the coral holobiont through conferring metabolic activities or through indirect mechanisms of suppling additional nutrient sources.
| Item ID: | 81424 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
| ISSN: | 2524-6372 |
| Keywords: | An actinobacterial probiotic, Coral bleaching, Coral holobiont, Coral microbiome, Ecological network, Nutrient acquisition, Symbiodiniaceae, Thermal stress, Transcriptome |
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| Date Deposited: | 15 Jan 2024 00:48 |
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