Differential Impacts of Land-Based Sources of Pollution on the Microbiota of Southeast Florida Coral Reefs.

ABSTRACT: Coral reefs are dynamic ecosystems known for decades to be endangered due, in large part, to anthropogenic impacts from land-based sources of pollution (LBSP). In this study, we utilized an Illumina-based next-generation sequencing approach to characterize prokaryotic and fungal communities from samples collected off the southeast coast of Florida. Water samples from coastal inlet discharges, oceanic outfalls of municipal wastewater treatment plants, treated wastewater effluent before discharge, open ocean samples, and coral tissue samples (mucus and polyps) were characterized to determine the relationships between microbial communities in these matrices and those in reef water and coral tissues. Significant differences in microbial communities were noted among all sample types but varied

SUBMITTER: Staley C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5411493 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature