Characterisation of the bacterial and fungal communities associated with different lesion sizes of dark spot syndrome occurring in the coral Stephanocoenia intersepta

The number and prevalence of coral diseases/syndromes are increasing worldwide. Dark Spot Syndrome (DSS) afflicts numerous coral species and is widespread throughout the Caribbean, yet there are no known causal agents. In this study we aimed to characterise the microbial communities (bacteria and fu...

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Published in:PloS one 2013-04, Vol.8 (4), p.e62580-e62580
Main Authors: Sweet, Michael, Burn, Deborah, Croquer, Aldo, Leary, Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acinetobacter - genetics
Algae
Animals
Anthozoa - microbiology
Ascomycota - genetics
Aspergillus sydowii
Bacteria
Biology
Communities
Conservation of Natural Resources
Coral Reefs
Corals
Corynebacterium - genetics
Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis
Disease
Disorders
DNA, Fungal - genetics
DNA, Ribosomal Spacer - genetics
Ecology
Fungi
Host-Pathogen Interactions
Infections
Laboratories
Leaves
Lesions
Metagenome
Microbial activity
Microorganisms
Molecular Typing
Mycological Typing Techniques
Oscillatoria - genetics
Pathogens
Phylogenetics
RNA, Bacterial - genetics
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics
Siderastrea siderea
Stephanocoenia intersepta
Studies
Symbiodinium
Tar spot
Tissues
Vibrio - genetics
Water-borne diseases
Waterborne diseases
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Summary:The number and prevalence of coral diseases/syndromes are increasing worldwide. Dark Spot Syndrome (DSS) afflicts numerous coral species and is widespread throughout the Caribbean, yet there are no known causal agents. In this study we aimed to characterise the microbial communities (bacteria and fungi) associated with DSS lesions affecting the coral Stephanocoenia intersepta using nonculture molecular techniques. Bacterial diversity of healthy tissues (H), those in advance of the lesion interface (apparently healthy AH), and three sizes of disease lesions (small, medium, and large) varied significantly (ANOSIM R  = 0.052 p
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0062580