Summer shifts of bacterial communities associated with the invasive brown seaweed Sargassum muticum are location and tissue dependent

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 13; no. 12; p. e0206734
• Main Authors: Serebryakova, Alexandra, Aires, Tania, Viard, Frédérique, Serrão, Ester A, Engelen, Aschwin H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 05.12.2018; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Acidification; Algae; Bacteria; Bacteria - classification; Bacteria - genetics; Bacteria - growth & development; Biochemistry, Molecular Biology; Biodiversity and Ecology; Biofilms; Biology and Life Sciences; Communities; Community structure; Displays (Marketing); DNA sequencing; Earth Sciences; Ecology and Environmental Sciences; Edible seaweed; Environmental changes; Environmental conditions; Environmental quality; Environmental Sciences; Fasteners; Fitness; Genetic aspects; Genomics; Global Changes; Holdfasts; Introduced Species; Life Sciences; Microbial activity; Microbial Consortia - physiology; Microbiomes; Microbiota; Microbiota (Symbiotic organisms); Microorganisms; Next-generation sequencing; RNA, Bacterial - genetics; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics; rRNA 16S; Sargassum - microbiology; Sargassum muticum; Seasonal variations; Seasons; Seawater; Seaweeds; Structure-function relationships; Summer; Tissues; Portugal; France

Seaweed-associated microbiota experience spatial and temporal shifts in response to changing environmental conditions and seaweed physiology. These shifts may result in structural, functional and behavioral changes in the host with potential consequences for its fitness. They, thus, may help the hos...