Delivering Beneficial Microorganisms for Corals: Rotifers as Carriers of Probiotic Bacteria.

ABSTRACT: The use of Beneficial Microorganisms for Corals (BMCs) to increase the resistance of corals to environmental stress has proven to be effective in laboratory trials. Because direct inoculation of BMCs in larger tanks or in the field can be challenging, a delivery mechanism is needed for efficient transmission of the BMC consortium. Packaged delivery mechanisms have been successfully used to transmit probiotics to other organisms, including humans, lobsters, and fish. Here, we tested a method for utilizing rotifers of the species Brachionus plicatilis for delivery of BMCs to corals of the species Pocillopora damicornis. Epifluorescence microscopy combined with a live/dead cell staining assay was used to evaluate the viability of the BMCs and monitor their in vivo uptake

SUBMITTER: Assis JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7769773 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature