Differential response of the microbiome of pocillopora acuta to reciprocal transplantation within singapore
As corals continue to decline globally, particularly due to climate change, it is vital to understand the extent to which their microbiome may confer an adaptive resilience against environmental stress. Corals that survive on the urban reefs of Singapore are ideal candidates to study the association...
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| author | Deignan, Lindsey Kane McDougald, Diane |
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| description | As corals continue to decline globally, particularly due to climate change, it is vital to understand the extent to which their microbiome may confer an adaptive resilience against environmental stress. Corals that survive on the urban reefs of Singapore are ideal candidates to study the association of scleractinians with their microbiome, which in turn can inform reef conservation and management. In this study, we monitored differences in the microbiome of Pocillopora acuta colonies reciprocally transplanted between two reefs, Raffles and Kusu, within the Port of Singapore, where corals face intense anthropogenic impacts. Pocillopora acuta had previously been shown to host distinct microbial communities between these two reefs. Amplicon sequencing (16S rRNA) was used to assess the coral microbiomes at 1, 2, 4, and 10 days post-transplantation. Coral microbiomes responded rapidly to transplantation, becoming similar to those of the local corals at the destination reef within one day at Raffles and within two days at Kusu. Elevated nitrate concentrations were detected at Raffles for the duration of the study, potentially influencing the microbiome's response to transplantation. The persistence of corals within the port of Singapore highlights the ability of corals to adapt to stressful environments. Further, coral resilience appears to coincide with a dynamic microbiome which can undergo shifts in composition without succumbing to dysbiosis. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1598012022-07-04T01:22:49Z Differential response of the microbiome of pocillopora acuta to reciprocal transplantation within singapore Deignan, Lindsey Kane McDougald, Diane Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences and Engineering Engineering::Bioengineering Urban Reef Coral Resilience As corals continue to decline globally, particularly due to climate change, it is vital to understand the extent to which their microbiome may confer an adaptive resilience against environmental stress. Corals that survive on the urban reefs of Singapore are ideal candidates to study the association of scleractinians with their microbiome, which in turn can inform reef conservation and management. In this study, we monitored differences in the microbiome of Pocillopora acuta colonies reciprocally transplanted between two reefs, Raffles and Kusu, within the Port of Singapore, where corals face intense anthropogenic impacts. Pocillopora acuta had previously been shown to host distinct microbial communities between these two reefs. Amplicon sequencing (16S rRNA) was used to assess the coral microbiomes at 1, 2, 4, and 10 days post-transplantation. Coral microbiomes responded rapidly to transplantation, becoming similar to those of the local corals at the destination reef within one day at Raffles and within two days at Kusu. Elevated nitrate concentrations were detected at Raffles for the duration of the study, potentially influencing the microbiome's response to transplantation. The persistence of corals within the port of Singapore highlights the ability of corals to adapt to stressful environments. Further, coral resilience appears to coincide with a dynamic microbiome which can undergo shifts in composition without succumbing to dysbiosis. Ministry of Education (MOE) National Research Foundation (NRF) This project was funded by the Marine Research and Development Program (MSRDP-03) from the Singapore National Research Foundation and the Ministry of Education Singapore under its Research Centre of Excellence Program to the Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Nanyang Technological University. 2022-07-04T01:22:49Z 2022-07-04T01:22:49Z 2022 Journal Article Deignan, L. K. & McDougald, D. (2022). Differential response of the microbiome of pocillopora acuta to reciprocal transplantation within singapore. Microbial Ecology, 83(3), 608-618. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00248-021-01793-w 0095-3628 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/159801 10.1007/s00248-021-01793-w 34148107 2-s2.0-85108342778 3 83 608 618 en MSRDP-03 Microbial Ecology © 2021 The Authors. All rights reserved. |
| spellingShingle | Engineering::Bioengineering Urban Reef Coral Resilience Deignan, Lindsey Kane McDougald, Diane Differential response of the microbiome of pocillopora acuta to reciprocal transplantation within singapore |
| title | Differential response of the microbiome of pocillopora acuta to reciprocal transplantation within singapore |
| title_full | Differential response of the microbiome of pocillopora acuta to reciprocal transplantation within singapore |
| title_fullStr | Differential response of the microbiome of pocillopora acuta to reciprocal transplantation within singapore |
| title_full_unstemmed | Differential response of the microbiome of pocillopora acuta to reciprocal transplantation within singapore |
| title_short | Differential response of the microbiome of pocillopora acuta to reciprocal transplantation within singapore |
| title_sort | differential response of the microbiome of pocillopora acuta to reciprocal transplantation within singapore |
| topic | Engineering::Bioengineering Urban Reef Coral Resilience |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/159801 |
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