Microbiota of Healthy Corals Are Active against Fungi in a Light-Dependent Manner

• Published in: ACS chemical biology Vol. 9; no. 10; pp. 2300 - 2308
• Main Authors: Moree, Wilna J, McConnell, Oliver J, Nguyen, Don D, Sanchez, Laura M, Yang, Yu-Liang, Zhao, Xiling, Liu, Wei-Ting, Boudreau, Paul D, Srinivasan, Jayashree, Atencio, Librada, Ballesteros, Javier, Gavilán, Ronnie G, Torres-Mendoza, Daniel, Guzmán, Héctor M, Gerwick, William H, Gutiérrez, Marcelino, Dorrestein, Pieter C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 17.10.2014
• Subjects: Animals; Anthozoa - microbiology; Antifungal Agents - isolation & purification; Antifungal Agents - pharmacology; Fungi - drug effects; Light; Microbiota; Molecular Sequence Data; Pseudoalteromonas - growth & development; Pseudoalteromonas - isolation & purification; Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization; Symbiosis - physiology

Coral reefs are intricate ecosystems that harbor diverse organisms, including 25% of all marine fish. Healthy corals exhibit a complex symbiosis between coral polyps, endosymbiotic alga, and an array of microorganisms, called the coral holobiont. Secretion of specialized metabolites by coral microbi...