Metabarcoding reveals distinct microbiotypes in the giant clam Tridacna maxima.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Giant clams and scleractinian (reef-building) corals are keystone species of coral reef ecosystems. The basis of their ecological success is a complex and fine-tuned symbiotic relationship with microbes. While the effect of environmental change on the composition of the coral microbiome has been heavily studied, we know very little about the composition and sensitivity of the microbiome associated with clams. Here, we explore the influence of increasing temperature on the microbial community (bacteria and dinoflagellates from the family Symbiodiniaceae) harbored by giant clams, maintained either in isolation or exposed to other reef species. We created artificial benthic assemblages using two coral species (Pocillopora damicornis and Acropora cytherea) and one giant clam

SUBMITTER: Guibert I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7175534 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature