Multidimensional variability of the microbiome of an invasive ascidian species
Summary: Animals, including invasive species, are complex entities consisting of a host and its associated symbionts (holobiont). The interaction between the holobiont components is crucial for the host’s survival. However, our understanding of how microbiomes of invasive species change across diffe...
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| author | Carles Galià-Camps Elena Baños Marta Pascual Carlos Carreras Xavier Turon |
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| description | Summary: Animals, including invasive species, are complex entities consisting of a host and its associated symbionts (holobiont). The interaction between the holobiont components is crucial for the host’s survival. However, our understanding of how microbiomes of invasive species change across different tissues, localities, and ontogenetic stages, is limited. In the introduced ascidian Styela plicata, we found that its microbiome is highly distinct and specialized among compartments (tunic, gill, and gut). Smaller but significant differences were also found across harbors, suggesting local adaptation, and between juveniles and adults. Furthermore, we found a correlation between the microbiome and environmental trace element concentrations, especially in adults. Functional analyses showed that adult microbiomes possess specific metabolic pathways that may enhance fitness during the introduction process. These findings highlight the importance of integrated approaches in studying the interplay between animals and microbiomes, as a first step toward understanding how it can affect the species' invasive success. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f939f9f0e18b4460912a2f86207350a62023-10-28T05:08:35ZengElsevieriScience2589-00422023-10-012610107812Multidimensional variability of the microbiome of an invasive ascidian speciesCarles Galià-Camps0Elena Baños1Marta Pascual2Carlos Carreras3Xavier Turon4Departament de Genètica, Microbiologia i Estadística, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Avinguda Diagonal 643, 08028 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain; Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBio), Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain; Corresponding authorDepartament de Genètica, Microbiologia i Estadística, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Avinguda Diagonal 643, 08028 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain; Department of Marine Ecology, Centre d’Estudis Avançats de Blanes (CEAB-CSIC), Accés Cala Sant Francesc 14, 17300 Blanes, Catalonia, SpainDepartament de Genètica, Microbiologia i Estadística, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Avinguda Diagonal 643, 08028 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain; Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBio), Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Barcelona, Catalonia, SpainDepartament de Genètica, Microbiologia i Estadística, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Avinguda Diagonal 643, 08028 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain; Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBio), Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Barcelona, Catalonia, SpainDepartment of Marine Ecology, Centre d’Estudis Avançats de Blanes (CEAB-CSIC), Accés Cala Sant Francesc 14, 17300 Blanes, Catalonia, SpainSummary: Animals, including invasive species, are complex entities consisting of a host and its associated symbionts (holobiont). The interaction between the holobiont components is crucial for the host’s survival. However, our understanding of how microbiomes of invasive species change across different tissues, localities, and ontogenetic stages, is limited. In the introduced ascidian Styela plicata, we found that its microbiome is highly distinct and specialized among compartments (tunic, gill, and gut). Smaller but significant differences were also found across harbors, suggesting local adaptation, and between juveniles and adults. Furthermore, we found a correlation between the microbiome and environmental trace element concentrations, especially in adults. Functional analyses showed that adult microbiomes possess specific metabolic pathways that may enhance fitness during the introduction process. These findings highlight the importance of integrated approaches in studying the interplay between animals and microbiomes, as a first step toward understanding how it can affect the species' invasive success.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004223018898EnvironmentAnimalsMicrobiome |
| spellingShingle | Carles Galià-Camps Elena Baños Marta Pascual Carlos Carreras Xavier Turon Multidimensional variability of the microbiome of an invasive ascidian species iScience Environment Animals Microbiome |
| title | Multidimensional variability of the microbiome of an invasive ascidian species |
| title_full | Multidimensional variability of the microbiome of an invasive ascidian species |
| title_fullStr | Multidimensional variability of the microbiome of an invasive ascidian species |
| title_full_unstemmed | Multidimensional variability of the microbiome of an invasive ascidian species |
| title_short | Multidimensional variability of the microbiome of an invasive ascidian species |
| title_sort | multidimensional variability of the microbiome of an invasive ascidian species |
| topic | Environment Animals Microbiome |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004223018898 |
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