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Pinevich AV, Averina SG. On the Edge of the Rainbow: Red-Shifted Chlorophylls and Far-Red Light Photoadaptation in Cyanobacteria. Microbiology (Reading) 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s0026261722602019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Prospects of cyanobacterial pigment production: biotechnological potential and optimization strategies. Biochem Eng J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2022.108640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Meena B, Anburajan L, Nitharsan K, Vinithkumar NV, Dharani G. Taxonomic Composition and Biological Activity of Bacterial Communities Associated with Marine Ascidians from Andaman Islands, India. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2021; 193:2932-2963. [PMID: 34028666 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-021-03577-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Marine invertebrates, particularly ascidians, constitute an important source of potential active and biofunctional natural products. The microbial diversity associated with ascidians is little recognized, although these microorganisms play a vital role in marine ecosystems. The objective of this study was to investigate bacterial population diversity in four ascidian samples: Phallusia nigra, Phallusia fumigata, Eudistoma viride, and Rhopalaea macrothorax, collected from the North Bay, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Microbial strains identified up to the species level revealed 236 distinct species/ribotypes out of 298 bacterial strains. Of 298 ascidian-associated bacteria, 72 isolates belong to the class Gammaproteobacteria and the genus Endozoicomonas. The results from this investigation will contribute a broaden knowledge of microbial diversity associated to marine ascidians, and as a promising source for the discovery of new natural products.
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- Balakrishnan Meena
- Atal Centre for Ocean Science and Technology for Islands, National Institute of Ocean Technology, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, 744103, India.
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- Atal Centre for Ocean Science and Technology for Islands, National Institute of Ocean Technology, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, 744103, India.
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- Department of Marine Biotechnology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, 620024, India
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- Atal Centre for Ocean Science and Technology for Islands, National Institute of Ocean Technology, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, 744103, India
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- Marine Biotechnology Division, Ocean Science and Technology for Islands Group, National Institute of Ocean Technology, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600100, India
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Lopez-Guzman M, Erwin PM, Hirose E, López-Legentil S. Biogeography and host-specificity of cyanobacterial symbionts in colonial ascidians of the genus Lissoclinum. SYST BIODIVERS 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/14772000.2020.1776783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Mirielle Lopez-Guzman
- Department of Biology & Marine Biology, and Center for Marine Science, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 5600 Marvin K. Moss Ln, Wilmington, 28409, NC, USA
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- Department of Biology & Marine Biology, and Center for Marine Science, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 5600 Marvin K. Moss Ln, Wilmington, 28409, NC, USA
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- Faculty of Science, University of the Ryukyus, Senbaru 1, Nishihara, 903-0213, Okinawa, Japan
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- Department of Biology & Marine Biology, and Center for Marine Science, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 5600 Marvin K. Moss Ln, Wilmington, 28409, NC, USA
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Badshah SL, Mabkhot Y, Al-Showiman SS. Photosynthesis at the far-red region of the spectrum in Acaryochloris marina. Biol Res 2017; 50:16. [PMID: 28526061 PMCID: PMC5438491 DOI: 10.1186/s40659-017-0120-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2016] [Accepted: 04/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Acaryochloris marina is an oxygenic cyanobacterium that utilizes far-red light for photosynthesis. It has an expanded genome, which helps in its adaptability to the environment, where it can survive on low energy photons. Its major light absorbing pigment is chlorophyll d and it has α-carotene as a major carotenoid. Light harvesting antenna includes the external phycobilin binding proteins, which are hexameric rods made of phycocyanin and allophycocyanins, while the small integral membrane bound chlorophyll binding proteins are also present. There is specific chlorophyll a molecule in both the reaction center of Photosystem I (PSI) and PSII, but majority of the reaction center consists of chlorophyll d. The composition of the PSII reaction center is debatable especially the role and position of chlorophyll a in it. Here we discuss the photosystems of this bacterium and its related biology.
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- Syed Lal Badshah
- Department of Chemistry, Islamia College University Peshawar, Peshawar, 25120, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
- Department of Biochemistry, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, 23200, Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyad, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyad, Saudi Arabia.
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Loughlin PC, Duxbury Z, Mugerwa TTM, Smith PMC, Willows RD, Chen M. Spectral properties of bacteriophytochrome AM1_5894 in the chlorophyll d-containing cyanobacterium Acaryochloris marina. Sci Rep 2016; 6:27547. [PMID: 27282102 PMCID: PMC4901347 DOI: 10.1038/srep27547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2016] [Accepted: 05/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Acaryochloris marina, a unicellular oxygenic photosynthetic cyanobacterium, has uniquely adapted to far-red light-enriched environments using red-shifted chlorophyll d. To understand red-light use in Acaryochloris, the genome of this cyanobacterium was searched for red/far-red light photoreceptors from the phytochrome family, resulting in identification of a putative bacteriophytochrome AM1_5894. AM1_5894 contains three standard domains of photosensory components as well as a putative C-terminal signal transduction component consisting of a histidine kinase and receiver domain. The photosensory domains of AM1_5894 autocatalytically assemble with biliverdin in a covalent fashion. This assembled AM1_5894 shows the typical photoreversible conversion of bacterial phytochromes with a ground-state red-light absorbing (Pr) form with λBV max[Pr] 705 nm, and a red-light inducible far-red light absorbing (Pfr) form with λBV max[Pfr] 758 nm. Surprisingly, AM1_5894 also autocatalytically assembles with phycocyanobilin, involving photoreversible conversion of λPCB max[Pr] 682 nm and λPCB max[Pfr] 734 nm, respectively. Our results suggest phycocyanobilin is also covalently bound to AM1_5894, while mutation of a cysteine residue (Cys11Ser) abolishes this covalent binding. The physiological function of AM1_5894 in cyanobacteria containing red-shifted chlorophylls is discussed.
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- Patrick C Loughlin
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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López-Legentil S, Turon X, Espluga R, Erwin PM. Temporal stability of bacterial symbionts in a temperate ascidian. Front Microbiol 2015; 6:1022. [PMID: 26441944 PMCID: PMC4585324 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.01022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2015] [Accepted: 09/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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In temperate seas, both bacterioplankton communities and invertebrate lifecycles follow a seasonal pattern. To investigate whether the bacterial community associated with the Mediterranean ascidian Didemnum fulgens exhibited similar variations, we monitored its bacterial community structure monthly for over a year using terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism and clone library analyses based on a nearly full length fragment of the 16S rRNA gene. D. fulgens harbored a bacterial consortium typical of ascidians, including numerous members of the phylum Proteobacteria, and a few members of the phyla Cyanobacteria and Acidobacteria. The overall bacterial community in D. fulgens had a distinct signature from the surrounding seawater and was stable over time and across seasonal fluctuations in temperature. Bacterial symbionts were also observed around animal cells in the tunic of adult individuals and in the inner tunic of D. fulgens larvae by transmission electron microscopy. Our results suggest that, as seen for sponges and corals, some species of ascidians host stable and unique bacterial communities that are at least partially inherited by their progeny by vertical transmission.
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- Susanna López-Legentil
- Department of Biology & Marine Biology and Center for Marine Science, University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, NC, USA
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- Center for Advanced Studies of Blanes – Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasBlanes, Spain
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- Department of Animal Biology, University of BarcelonaBarcelona, Spain
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- Department of Biology & Marine Biology and Center for Marine Science, University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, NC, USA
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Gan F, Bryant DA. Adaptive and acclimative responses of cyanobacteria to far-red light. Environ Microbiol 2015; 17:3450-65. [DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.12992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2015] [Revised: 07/09/2015] [Accepted: 07/17/2015] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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- Fei Gan
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; The Pennsylvania State University; University Park PA 16802 USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; The Pennsylvania State University; University Park PA 16802 USA
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; Montana State University; Bozeman MT 59717 USA
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Hirose E. Ascidian photosymbiosis: diversity of cyanobacterial transmission during embryogenesis. Genesis 2014; 53:121-31. [PMID: 24700539 DOI: 10.1002/dvg.22778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2014] [Revised: 03/29/2014] [Accepted: 04/01/2014] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Some tropical ascidians of the family Didemnidae invariably harbor cyanobacterial cells in the common cloacal cavities and/or tunic. This is the only lifelong, obligate photosymbiosis reported in chordates. Photosymbionts are transferred from the maternal colony to embryos or prehatching larvae brooded in the colonies. Here we review the diversity of modes of cyanobacterial transmission to shed a light on the evolutionary history of ascidian photosymbiosis. Ascidian species exhibit several modes of cyanobacterial transmission. In Diplosoma species, the mode is constrained phylogenetically; all photosymbiotic Diplosoma have the same mode of transmission using a unique organ known as the rastrum. In other photosymbiotic species, the mode is constrained by the distribution pattern of photosymbionts in the host colony. Species of different genera have similar modes of transmission wherein they harbor cyanobacterial cells at similar sites within colonies. Accordingly, host species of distinct lineages likely acquired similar modes of transmission convergently. Why obligate photosymbiosis was established exclusively in these didemnid ascidians remains uncertain. Ascidian photosymbiosis is discussed from the viewpoint of evolution and diversification of vertical transmission.
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- Euichi Hirose
- Faculty of Science, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
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Muthukrishnan T, Abed RMM, Dobretsov S, Kidd B, Finnie AA. Long-term microfouling on commercial biocidal fouling control coatings. BIOFOULING 2014; 30:1155-1164. [PMID: 25390938 DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2014.972951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The current study investigated the microbial community composition of the biofilms that developed on 11 commercial biocidal coatings, including examples of the three main historic types, namely self-polishing copolymer (SPC), self-polishing hybrid (SPH) and controlled depletion polymer (CDP), after immersion in the sea for one year. The total wet weight of the biofilm and the total bacterial density were significantly influenced by all coatings. Pyrosequencing of 16S rRNA genes revealed distinct bacterial community structures on the different types of coatings. Flavobacteria accounted for the dissimilarity between communities developed on the control and SPC (16%) and the control and SPH coatings (17%), while Alphaproteobacteria contributed to 14% of the dissimilarity between the control and CDP coatings. The lowest number of operational taxonomic units was found on Intersmooth 100, while the lowest biomass and density of bacteria was detected on other SPC coatings. The experiments demonstrated that the nature and quantity of biofilm present differed from coating to coating with clear differences between copper-free and copper-based biocidal coatings.
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- Thirumahal Muthukrishnan
- a Department of Marine Science and Fisheries , College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University , Oman
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Down under the tunic: bacterial biodiversity hotspots and widespread ammonia-oxidizing archaea in coral reef ascidians. ISME JOURNAL 2013; 8:575-588. [PMID: 24152714 DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2013.188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2013] [Revised: 09/11/2013] [Accepted: 09/20/2013] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Ascidians are ecologically important components of marine ecosystems yet the ascidian microbiota remains largely unexplored beyond a few model species. We used 16S rRNA gene tag pyrosequencing to provide a comprehensive characterization of microbial symbionts in the tunic of 42 Great Barrier Reef ascidian samples representing 25 species. Results revealed high bacterial biodiversity (3 217 unique operational taxonomic units (OTU0.03) from 19 described and 14 candidate phyla) and the widespread occurrence of ammonia-oxidizing Thaumarchaeota in coral reef ascidians (24 of 25 host species). The ascidian microbiota was clearly differentiated from seawater microbial communities and included symbiont lineages shared with other invertebrate hosts as well as unique, ascidian-specific phylotypes. Several rare seawater microbes were markedly enriched (200-700 fold) in the ascidian tunic, suggesting that the rare biosphere of seawater may act as a conduit for horizontal symbiont transfer. However, most OTUs (71%) were rare and specific to single hosts and a significant correlation between host relatedness and symbiont community similarity was detected, indicating a high degree of host-specificity and potential role of vertical transmission in structuring these communities. We hypothesize that the complex ascidian microbiota revealed herein is maintained by the dynamic microenvironments within the ascidian tunic, offering optimal conditions for different metabolic pathways such as ample chemical substrate (ammonia-rich host waste) and physical habitat (high oxygen, low irradiance) for nitrification. Thus, ascidian hosts provide unique and fertile niches for diverse microorganisms and may represent an important and previously unrecognized habitat for nitrite/nitrate regeneration in coral reef ecosystems.
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Loughlin P, Lin Y, Chen M. Chlorophyll d and Acaryochloris marina: current status. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2013; 116:277-93. [PMID: 23615924 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-013-9829-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2013] [Accepted: 04/14/2013] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The discovery of the chlorophyll d-containing cyanobacterium Acaryochloris marina in 1996 precipitated a shift in our understanding of oxygenic photosynthesis. The presence of the red-shifted chlorophyll d in the reaction centre of the photosystems of Acaryochloris has opened up new avenues of research on photosystem energetics and challenged the unique status of chlorophyll a in oxygenic photosynthesis. In this review, we detail the chemistry and role of chlorophyll d in photosynthesis and summarise the unique adaptations that have allowed the proliferation of Acaryochloris in diverse ecological niches around the world.
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- Patrick Loughlin
- School of Biological Sciences (A08), University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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Erwin PM, Carmen Pineda M, Webster N, Turon X, López-Legentil S. Small core communities and high variability in bacteria associated with the introduced ascidian Styela plicata. Symbiosis 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s13199-012-0204-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Hirose E, Turon X, López-Legentil S, Erwin PM, Hirose M. First records of didemnid ascidians harbouring Prochloron from Caribbean Panama: genetic relationships between Caribbean and Pacific photosymbionts and host ascidians. SYST BIODIVERS 2012. [DOI: 10.1080/14772000.2012.735716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- Euichi Hirose
- a Faculty of Science , University of the Ryukyus, Senbaru 1 , Nishihara , Okinawa , 903-0213 , Japan
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- b Center for Advanced Studies of Blanes , Spanish National Research Council (CEAB-CSIC) , Blanes , Girona , Spain
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- c Department of Animal Biology (Invertebrates) , University of Barcelona, 643 Diagonal Avenue , 08028 , Barcelona , Spain
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- c Department of Animal Biology (Invertebrates) , University of Barcelona, 643 Diagonal Avenue , 08028 , Barcelona , Spain
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- a Faculty of Science , University of the Ryukyus, Senbaru 1 , Nishihara , Okinawa , 903-0213 , Japan
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Behrendt L, Larkum AWD, Trampe E, Norman A, Sørensen SJ, Kühl M. Microbial diversity of biofilm communities in microniches associated with the didemnid ascidian Lissoclinum patella. THE ISME JOURNAL 2012; 6:1222-37. [PMID: 22134643 PMCID: PMC3358027 DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2011.181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2011] [Revised: 11/01/2011] [Accepted: 11/03/2011] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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We assessed the microbial diversity and microenvironmental niche characteristics in the didemnid ascidian Lissoclinum patella using 16S rRNA gene sequencing, microsensor and imaging techniques. L. patella harbors three distinct microbial communities spatially separated by few millimeters of tunic tissue: (i) a biofilm on its upper surface exposed to high irradiance and O(2) levels, (ii) a cloacal cavity dominated by the prochlorophyte Prochloron spp. characterized by strong depletion of visible light and a dynamic chemical microenvironment ranging from hyperoxia in light to anoxia in darkness and (iii) a biofilm covering the underside of the animal, where light is depleted of visible wavelengths and enriched in near-infrared radiation (NIR). Variable chlorophyll fluorescence imaging demonstrated photosynthetic activity, and hyperspectral imaging revealed a diversity of photopigments in all microhabitats. Amplicon sequencing revealed the dominance of cyanobacteria in all three layers. Sequences representing the chlorophyll d containing cyanobacterium Acaryochloris marina and anoxygenic phototrophs were abundant on the underside of the ascidian in shallow waters but declined in deeper waters. This depth dependency was supported by a negative correlation between A. marina abundance and collection depth, explained by the increased attenuation of NIR as a function of water depth. The combination of microenvironmental analysis and fine-scale sampling techniques used in this investigation gives valuable first insights into the distribution, abundance and diversity of bacterial communities associated with tropical ascidians. In particular, we show that microenvironments and microbial diversity can vary significantly over scales of a few millimeters in such habitats; which is information easily lost by bulk sampling.
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- Lars Behrendt
- Marine Biological Section, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Helsingør, Denmark.
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López-Legentil S, Song B, Bosch M, Pawlik JR, Turon X. Cyanobacterial diversity and a new acaryochloris-like symbiont from Bahamian sea-squirts. PLoS One 2011; 6:e23938. [PMID: 21915246 PMCID: PMC3161822 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0023938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2011] [Accepted: 07/29/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Symbiotic interactions between ascidians (sea-squirts) and microbes are poorly understood. Here we characterized the cyanobacteria in the tissues of 8 distinct didemnid taxa from shallow-water marine habitats in the Bahamas Islands by sequencing a fragment of the cyanobacterial 16S rRNA gene and the entire 16S–23S rRNA internal transcribed spacer region (ITS) and by examining symbiont morphology with transmission electron (TEM) and confocal microscopy (CM). As described previously for other species, Trididemnum spp. mostly contained symbionts associated with the Prochloron-Synechocystis group. However, sequence analysis of the symbionts in Lissoclinum revealed two unique clades. The first contained a novel cyanobacterial clade, while the second clade was closely associated with Acaryochloris marina. CM revealed the presence of chlorophyll d (chl d) and phycobiliproteins (PBPs) within these symbiont cells, as is characteristic of Acaryochloris species. The presence of symbionts was also observed by TEM inside the tunic of both the adult and larvae of L. fragile, indicating vertical transmission to progeny. Based on molecular phylogenetic and microscopic analyses, Candidatus Acaryochloris bahamiensis nov. sp. is proposed for this symbiotic cyanobacterium. Our results support the hypothesis that photosymbiont communities in ascidians are structured by host phylogeny, but in some cases, also by sampling location.
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- Susanna López-Legentil
- Department of Animal Biology (Invertebrates), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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Behrendt L, Larkum AWD, Norman A, Qvortrup K, Chen M, Ralph P, Sørensen SJ, Trampe E, Kühl M. Endolithic chlorophyll d-containing phototrophs. ISME JOURNAL 2010; 5:1072-6. [PMID: 21160540 DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2010.195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Cyanobacteria in the genus Acaryochloris are the only known oxyphototrophs that have exchanged chlorophyll a (Chl a) with Chl d as their primary photopigment, facilitating oxygenic photosynthesis with near infrared (NIR) light. Yet their ecology and natural habitats are largely unknown. We used hyperspectral and variable chlorophyll fluorescence imaging, scanning electron microscopy, photopigment analysis and DNA sequencing to show that Acaryochloris-like cyanobacteria thrive underneath crustose coralline algae in a widespread endolithic habitat on coral reefs. This finding suggests an important role of Chl d-containing cyanobacteria in a range of hitherto unexplored endolithic habitats, where NIR light-driven oxygenic photosynthesis may be significant.
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- Lars Behrendt
- Marine Biological Laboratory, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Helsingør, Denmark
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