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Gibu K, Ikeuchi E, Bell T, Nakamura T, Yoshioka Y, Suzuki A, Iguchi A. Calcification rates of a massive and a branching coral species were unrelated to diversity of endosymbiotic dinoflagellates. Mol Biol Rep 2022; 49:9101-9106. [PMID: 35737176 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-022-07702-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND To explore the possibility that endosymbiotic dinoflagellates (Symbiodiniaceae) are associated with coral calcification rates, we investigated the diversity of symbiotic algae in coral colonies with different calcification rates within massive and branching corals (Porites australiensis and Acropora digitifera). METHODS AND RESULTS Genotyping symbiotic algae from colonies with different calcification rates revealed that all the colonies of both species harbored mainly Cladocopium (previously clade C of Symbiodinium). The Cladocopium symbionts in P. australiensis were mainly composed of C15 and C15bn, and those in A. digitifera of C50a and C50c. We did not detect clear relationships between symbiont compositions and calcification rates within the two coral species. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that different coral calcification rates within species may be attributed to genetic factors of coral hosts themselves and/or within symbiont genotypes.
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- Kodai Gibu
- Geological Survey of Japan, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8567, Japan
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- Geological Survey of Japan, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8567, Japan
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- Water and Environmental Research Institute, University of Guam, UOG Station, Mangilao, GU, 96923, USA
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- Graduate School of Engineering and Science, University of the Ryukyus, 1 Senbaru, Nishihara, Okinawa, 903-0213, Japan
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- Department of Bioresources Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Okinawa College, 905, Henoko, Nago, Okinawa, 905-2192, Japan
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- Geological Survey of Japan, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8567, Japan.,Research Laboratory On Environmentally-Conscious Developments and Technologies [E-Code], National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, 305-8567, Japan
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- Geological Survey of Japan, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8567, Japan. .,Research Laboratory On Environmentally-Conscious Developments and Technologies [E-Code], National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, 305-8567, Japan.
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Grupstra CGB, Lemoine NP, Cook C, Correa AMS. Thank you for biting: dispersal of beneficial microbiota through 'antagonistic' interactions. Trends Microbiol 2022; 30:930-939. [PMID: 35393166 DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2022.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Revised: 03/08/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Multicellular organisms harbor populations of microbial symbionts; some of these symbionts can be dispersed through the feeding activities of consumers. Studies of consumer-mediated microbiota dispersal generally focus on pathogenic microorganisms; the dispersal of beneficial microorganisms has received less attention, especially in the context of 'antagonistic' trophic interactions (e.g., herbivory, parasitism, predation). Yet, this 'trophic transmission' of beneficial symbionts has significant implications for microbiota assembly and resource species (e.g., prey) health. For example, trophic transmission of microorganisms could assist with environmental acclimatization and help resource species to suppress other consumers or competitors. Here, we highlight model systems and approaches that have revealed these potential 'silver-linings' of antagonism as well as opportunities and challenges for future research.
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- C G B Grupstra
- BioSciences Department, Rice University, Houston, TX 77098, USA.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53233, USA; Department of Zoology, Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee, WI 53233, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53233, USA
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- BioSciences Department, Rice University, Houston, TX 77098, USA
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Ladd MC, Winslow EM, Burkepile DE, Lenihan HS. Corallivory varies with water depth to influence the growth of
Acropora hyacinthus
, a reef‐forming coral. Ecosphere 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.3623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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- Mark C. Ladd
- Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara California 93106 USA
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- Bren School of Environmental Science and Management University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara California 93106 USA
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- Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara California 93106 USA
- Marine Science Institute University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara California 93106 USA
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- Bren School of Environmental Science and Management University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara California 93106 USA
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