Microbial Shift in the Enteric Bacteriome of Coral Reef Fish Following Climate-Driven Regime Shifts

• Published in: Microorganisms (Basel) Vol. 9; no. 8; p. 1711
• Main Authors: Cheutin, Marie-Charlotte, Villéger, Sébastien, Hicks, Christina C., Robinson, James P. W., Graham, Nicholas A. J., Marconnet, Clémence, Restrepo, Claudia Ximena Ortiz, Bettarel, Yvan, Bouvier, Thierry, Auguet, Jean-Christophe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 11.08.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Algae; Animals; bacteriome; barcoding; Bleaching; Brachyspira; Carbohydrates; Composition effects; coral reef fish; Coral reefs; coral-macroalgal shift; corals; Desulfovibrio; digestive system; DNA barcoding; DNA biosynthesis; DNA replication; Ecological function; ecosystems; enteric bacteriome; Environmental changes; Environmental Sciences; Fish; Fishing; Gene amplification; Herbivorous fish; Laboratories; macroalgae; Marine ecosystems; Microbial activity; microbial functions; Microbiota; Microorganisms; Nitrogen metabolism; Ocean temperature; Ocean warming; plankton; Reef fish; Rikenella; Seychelles; Siganidae; Taxonomy; Indian Ocean; United States > US; Seychelles; coral reef fish; barcoding; enteric bacteriome; coral-macroalgal shift; microbial functions

Replacement of coral by macroalgae in post-disturbance reefs, also called a “coral-macroalgal regime shift”, is increasing in response to climate-driven ocean warming. Such ecosystem change is known to impact planktonic and benthic reef microbial communities but few studies have examined the effect...