School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China.
School of Marine Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology (Weihai), Weihai, China.
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2024 Apr 17;90(4):e0227423. doi: 10.1128/aem.02274-23. Epub 2024 Mar 12.
species are prevalent in ocean ecosystems, particularly , and pose a threat to corals and other marine organisms under global warming conditions. While microbiota manipulation is considered for coral disease management, understanding the role of commensal bacteria in stress resilience remains limited. Here, a single bacterial species () rather than a consortium of native was used to combat pathogenic and protect corals from bleaching. showed therapeutic activity , preventing a significant reduction in bacterial diversity in bleached corals. Notably, the structure of the bacterial community differed significantly among all the groups. In addition, compared with the bleached corals caused by , the network analysis revealed that complex interactions and positive correlations in the bacterial community of the protected non-bleached corals, indicating 's role in fostering synergistic associations. Many genera of bacteria significantly increased in abundance during infection, including , , , and , contributing to the pathogenicity of the bacterial community. However, effectively countered the proliferation of these genera, promoting potential probiotic and other taxa, while reducing the abundance of betaine lipids and the type VI section system of the bacterial community. These changes ultimately influenced the interactive relationships among symbionts and demonstrated that probiotic intervention can modulate coral-associated bacterial community, alleviate pathogenic-induced dysbiosis, and preserve coral health. These findings elucidated the relationship between the behavior of the coral-associated bacterial community and the occurrence of pathological coral bleaching.IMPORTANCEChanges in the global climate and marine environment can influence coral host and pathogen repartition which refers to an increased likelihood of pathogen infection in hosts. The risk of -induced coral disease is significantly heightened, primarily due to its thermos-dependent expression of virulent and populations. This study investigates how coral-associated bacterial communities respond to bleaching induced by . Our findings demonstrate that exhibits clear evidence of defense against pathogenic bacterial infection, contributing to the maintenance of host health and symbiont homeostasis. This observation suggests that bacterial pathogens could cause dysbiosis in coral holobionts. Probiotic bacteria display an essential capability in restructuring and manipulating coral-associated bacterial communities. This restructuring effectively reduces bacterial community virulence and enhances the pathogenic resistance of holobionts. The study provides valuable insights into the correlation between the health status of corals and how coral-associated bacterial communities may respond to both pathogens and probiotics.
物种在海洋生态系统中很普遍,特别是,并且在全球变暖的条件下对珊瑚和其他海洋生物构成威胁。虽然人们认为可以操纵微生物群落来管理珊瑚疾病,但对共生细菌在应激恢复中的作用仍知之甚少。在这里,使用单一细菌物种()而不是天然共生菌的混合物来对抗病原菌并保护珊瑚免受白化。结果表明,具有治疗活性,可防止白化珊瑚中细菌多样性的显著减少。值得注意的是,所有组之间的细菌群落结构都有显著差异。此外,与由引起的白化珊瑚相比,网络分析表明,在受保护的非白化珊瑚的细菌群落中存在复杂的相互作用和正相关,表明在促进协同关联方面的作用。在感染过程中,许多细菌属的丰度显著增加,包括、、、和,这导致了细菌群落的致病性。然而,有效地抑制了这些属的增殖,促进了潜在的益生菌和其他分类群的增殖,同时降低了细菌群落的甜菜碱脂质和 VI 型部分系统的丰度。这些变化最终影响了共生体之间的相互关系,并表明益生菌干预可以调节珊瑚相关的细菌群落,减轻病原菌诱导的菌群失调,并维持珊瑚的健康。这些发现阐明了珊瑚相关细菌群落的行为与病理性珊瑚白化发生之间的关系。
全球气候和海洋环境的变化会影响珊瑚宿主和病原体的分布,这意味着宿主感染病原体的可能性增加。- 诱导的珊瑚疾病的风险显著增加,主要是由于其热依赖性表达毒力和种群。本研究调查了珊瑚相关细菌群落如何应对由引起的白化。我们的研究结果表明,表现出明显的防御病原菌感染的能力,有助于维持宿主健康和共生体的内稳态。这一观察结果表明,细菌病原体可能导致珊瑚共生体的菌群失调。益生菌在重塑和操纵珊瑚相关细菌群落方面表现出至关重要的能力。这种重构有效地降低了细菌群落的毒性,并增强了共生体的抗病能力。该研究为珊瑚健康状况与珊瑚相关细菌群落可能对病原体和益生菌的反应之间的相关性提供了有价值的见解。