Role of bacterial communities in coral’s defence against a causative agent of coral bleaching: Vibrio coralliilyticus
- Author:
Thomas Höhener
;
Ang Chung Huap
;
Moritz Müller
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
coral bleaching;
microbiome;
Vibrio coralliilyticus;
Acropora hyacinthus;
Porites lobata
- MeSH:
Microbiota
- From:Malaysian Journal of Microbiology
2016;12(4):279-283
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Aims: Different studies have shown that members of the Vibrio such as Vibrio coralliilyticus and Vibrio shiloi are
opportunistic pathogens which can cause coral lysis. The aims of this study were to assess whether this results of the
virulence of V. coralliilyticus are transmittable to Acropora hyacinthus and Porites lobata, and what role the microbiome
of the corals plays during exposure to V. coralliilyticus.
Methodology and results: In laboratory-based experiments, we examined the impact of V. coralliilyticus (ATCC BAA-
450) to the microbiome of Acropora hyacinthus and Porites lobata. A. hyacinthus and P. lobata were exposed to
ampicillin, V. coralliilyticus, and a combination of both. Results indicate a resistance of A. hyacinthus to V. coralliilyticus
through the microbiome and underpin the importance of the microbiome for the coral’s health.
Conclusion, significance and impact study: Further studies are needed to identify the bacteria responsible for the
coral resistance and could in future lead to the development of a probiotic treatment or prevention of bleaching for
sensitive corals.
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