Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville 4810, QLD, Australia.
Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville 4810, QLD, Australia.
Trends Microbiol. 2017 Dec;25(12):980-991. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2017.06.007. Epub 2017 Jul 15.
In marine ecosystems microbial communities are critical to ocean function, global primary productivity, and biogeochemical cycles. Both prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbes are essential symbionts and mutualists, nonpathogenic invaders, primary pathogens, have been linked to disease emergence, and can underpin broader ecosystem changes. However, in the effort to determine coral-microbial interactions, the structure and function of the eukaryotic microbes of the microbiome have been studied less. Eukaryotic microbes are important members of the microbiome, constitute entire kingdoms of life, and make important contributions to ecosystem function. Here, we outline the roles of eukaryotic microbes in marine systems and their contribution to ecosystem change, and discuss the microeukaryotic microbiome of corals and coral reefs.
在海洋生态系统中，微生物群落对海洋功能、全球初级生产力和生物地球化学循环至关重要。原核生物和真核微生物都是重要的共生体和互惠共生体，非致病性入侵生物、原发性病原体与疾病的出现有关，并能支撑更广泛的生态系统变化。然而，在确定珊瑚与微生物相互作用的过程中，对微生物组中原核生物的结构和功能的研究较少。真核微生物是微生物组的重要组成部分，构成了生命的整个王国，对生态系统功能做出了重要贡献。在这里，我们概述了真核微生物在海洋系统中的作用及其对生态系统变化的贡献，并讨论了珊瑚和珊瑚礁的微型真核微生物组。
