Microbiomes and metabolomes of dominant coral reef primary producers illustrate a potential role for immunolipids in marine symbioses

Microbiomes and metabolomes of dominant coral reef primary producers illustrate a potential role for immunolipids in marine symbioses

The dominant benthic primary producers in coral reef ecosystems are complex holobionts with diverse microbiomes and metabolomes. In this study, we characterize the tissue metabolomes and microbiomes of corals, macroalgae, and crustose coralline algae via an intensive, replicated synoptic survey of a...

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Published in:Communications biology Vol. 6; no. 1; pp. 896 - 19
Main Authors: Mannochio-Russo, Helena, Swift, Sean O. I., Nakayama, Kirsten K., Wall, Christopher B., Gentry, Emily C., Panitchpakdi, Morgan, Caraballo-Rodriguez, Andrés M., Aron, Allegra T., Petras, Daniel, Dorrestein, Kathleen, Dorrestein, Tatiana K., Williams, Taylor M., Nalley, Eileen M., Altman-Kurosaki, Noam T., Martinelli, Mike, Kuwabara, Jeff Y., Darcy, John L., Bolzani, Vanderlan S., Wegley Kelly, Linda, Mora, Camilo, Yew, Joanne Y., Amend, Anthony S., McFall-Ngai, Margaret, Hynson, Nicole A., Dorrestein, Pieter C., Nelson, Craig E.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 31-08-2023
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631/326/2565/2134
631/326/2565/547
631/92/320
631/92/604
Algae
Animals
Anthozoa
Biology
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Coral Reefs
Corals
Host specificity
Immune response
Life Sciences
Lipids
Metabolome
Microbiomes
Microbiota
Seaweed
Seaweeds
Symbiosis
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Summary:The dominant benthic primary producers in coral reef ecosystems are complex holobionts with diverse microbiomes and metabolomes. In this study, we characterize the tissue metabolomes and microbiomes of corals, macroalgae, and crustose coralline algae via an intensive, replicated synoptic survey of a single coral reef system (Waimea Bay, Oʻahu, Hawaii) and use these results to define associations between microbial taxa and metabolites specific to different hosts. Our results quantify and constrain the degree of host specificity of tissue metabolomes and microbiomes at both phylum and genus level. Both microbiome and metabolomes were distinct between calcifiers (corals and CCA) and erect macroalgae. Moreover, our multi-omics investigations highlight common lipid-based immune response pathways across host organisms. In addition, we observed strong covariation among several specific microbial taxa and metabolite classes, suggesting new metabolic roles of symbiosis to further explore. Hawaiian coral reef organisms (macroalgae, corals, coralline algae) show host-specific correlation of lipids and specific bacterial groups, and distinct microbiomes are observed between calcifiers and erect macroalgae.
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ISSN:2399-3642
2399-3642
DOI:10.1038/s42003-023-05230-1