Coral microbiome database: Integration of sequences reveals high diversity and relatedness of coral-associated microbes.

ABSTRACT: Coral-associated microorganisms are thought to play a fundamental role in the health and ecology of corals, but understanding of specific coral-microbial interactions are lacking. In order to create a framework to examine coral-microbial specificity, we integrated and phylogenetically compared 21,100 SSU rRNA gene Sanger-produced sequences from bacteria and archaea associated with corals from previous studies, and accompanying host, location and publication metadata, to produce the Coral Microbiome Database. From this database, we identified 39 described and candidate phyla of Bacteria and two Archaea phyla associated with corals, demonstrating that corals are one of the most phylogenetically diverse animal microbiomes. Secondly, this new phylogenetic resource shows that certain microorgan

SUBMITTER: Huggett MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7379671 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature