Hemolymph microbiome of Pacific oysters in response to temperature, temperature stress and infection.

ABSTRACT: Microbiota provide their hosts with a range of beneficial services, including defense from external pathogens. However, host-associated microbial communities themselves can act as a source of opportunistic pathogens depending on the environment. Marine poikilotherms and their microbiota are strongly influenced by temperature, but experimental studies exploring how temperature affects the interactions between both parties are rare. To assess the effects of temperature, temperature stress and infection on diversity, composition and dynamics of the hemolymph microbiota of Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas), we conducted an experiment in a fully-crossed, three-factorial design, in which the temperature acclimated oysters (8 or 22 °C) were exposed to temperature stress and to experimental chal

SUBMITTER: Lokmer A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4331581 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature