Coral microbiome manipulation elicits metabolic and genetic restructuring to mitigate heat stress and evade mortality.
Journal article
Authors | Sweet, M. |
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Abstract | Beneficial microorganisms for corals (BMCs) ameliorate environmental stress, but whether they can prevent mortality and the underlying host response mechanisms remains elusive. Here, we conducted omics analyses on the coral Mussismilia hispida exposed to bleaching conditions in a long-term mesocosm experiment and inoculated with a selected BMC consortium or a saline solution placebo. All corals were affected by heat stress, but the observed "post-heat stress disorder" was mitigated by BMCs, signified by patterns of dimethylsulfoniopropionate degradation, lipid maintenance, and coral host transcriptional reprogramming of cellular restructuration, repair, stress protection, and immune genes, concomitant with a 40% survival rate increase and stable photosynthetic performance by the endosymbiotic algae. This study provides insights into the responses that underlie probiotic host manipulation. We demonstrate that BMCs trigger a dynamic microbiome restructuring process that instigates genetic and metabolic alterations in the coral host that eventually mitigate coral bleaching and mortality. |
Keywords | microorganisms for corals; environmental stress; coral bleaching and mortality |
Year | 2021 |
Journal | Science Advances |
Journal citation | 7 (33), pp. 1-16 |
Publisher | American Association for the Advancement of Science |
ISSN | 2375-2548 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abg3088 |
Web address (URL) | https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abg3088 |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 13 Aug 2021 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 22 Sep 2022 |
https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/98yqy/coral-microbiome-manipulation-elicits-metabolic-and-genetic-restructuring-to-mitigate-heat-stress-and-evade-mortality
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