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Main Authors: Nandi, Shrinivas, Stephens, Timothy G, Walsh, Kasey, García-Camps, Rebecca, Villalpando, Maria F, Sellares-Blasco, Rita I, Zubillaga, Ainhoa L, Croquer, Aldo, Bhattacharya, Debashish
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Language:en
Published: ISME communications 2025
Online Access:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41459349/
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author Nandi, Shrinivas
Stephens, Timothy G
Walsh, Kasey
García-Camps, Rebecca
Villalpando, Maria F
Sellares-Blasco, Rita I
Zubillaga, Ainhoa L
Croquer, Aldo
Bhattacharya, Debashish
author_facet Nandi, Shrinivas
Stephens, Timothy G
Walsh, Kasey
García-Camps, Rebecca
Villalpando, Maria F
Sellares-Blasco, Rita I
Zubillaga, Ainhoa L
Croquer, Aldo
Bhattacharya, Debashish
Nandi, Shrinivas
Stephens, Timothy G
Walsh, Kasey
García-Camps, Rebecca
Villalpando, Maria F
Sellares-Blasco, Rita I
Zubillaga, Ainhoa L
Croquer, Aldo
Bhattacharya, Debashish
collection PubMed - marine biology
contents Shifts in the microbiome and virome are associated with stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD). Nandi, Shrinivas Stephens, Timothy G Walsh, Kasey García-Camps, Rebecca Villalpando, Maria F Sellares-Blasco, Rita I Zubillaga, Ainhoa L Croquer, Aldo Bhattacharya, Debashish Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) is a rapidly spreading lethal coral disease, the etiology of which remains poorly understood. In this study, using deep metagenomic sequencing, we investigated microbial and viral community dynamics associated with SCTLD progression in the Caribbean stony coral . We assembled 264 metagenome-assembled genomes and correlated their abundance with disease phenotypes, which revealed significant shifts in both the prokaryotic microbiome and virome. Our results provide clear evidence of microbial destabilization in diseased corals, suggesting that microbial dysbiosis is an outcome of SCTLD progression. We identified DNA viruses in our dataset that increase in abundance in SCTLD-affected corals and are present in existing coral data from other Caribbean regions. In addition, we identified the first putative instance of asymptomatic/resistant SCTLD-affected corals. These are apparently healthy colonies that share the viral profile of diseased individuals. However, these colonies contain a different prokaryotic microbiome than do diseased corals, suggesting microbe-induced resilience (i.e. beneficial microbiome) to SCTLD. Finally, utilizing differential abundance analysis and gene inventories, we propose a mechanistic model of SCTLD progression, in which viral dynamics may contribute to microbiome collapse. These findings provide novel insights into SCTLD pathogenesis and offer consistent molecular signals of disease across diverse geographic sites, presenting new opportunities for disease monitoring and mitigation.
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spellingShingle Shifts in the microbiome and virome are associated with stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD).
Nandi, Shrinivas
Stephens, Timothy G
Walsh, Kasey
García-Camps, Rebecca
Villalpando, Maria F
Sellares-Blasco, Rita I
Zubillaga, Ainhoa L
Croquer, Aldo
Bhattacharya, Debashish
Shifts in the microbiome and virome are associated with stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD). Nandi, Shrinivas Stephens, Timothy G Walsh, Kasey García-Camps, Rebecca Villalpando, Maria F Sellares-Blasco, Rita I Zubillaga, Ainhoa L Croquer, Aldo Bhattacharya, Debashish Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) is a rapidly spreading lethal coral disease, the etiology of which remains poorly understood. In this study, using deep metagenomic sequencing, we investigated microbial and viral community dynamics associated with SCTLD progression in the Caribbean stony coral . We assembled 264 metagenome-assembled genomes and correlated their abundance with disease phenotypes, which revealed significant shifts in both the prokaryotic microbiome and virome. Our results provide clear evidence of microbial destabilization in diseased corals, suggesting that microbial dysbiosis is an outcome of SCTLD progression. We identified DNA viruses in our dataset that increase in abundance in SCTLD-affected corals and are present in existing coral data from other Caribbean regions. In addition, we identified the first putative instance of asymptomatic/resistant SCTLD-affected corals. These are apparently healthy colonies that share the viral profile of diseased individuals. However, these colonies contain a different prokaryotic microbiome than do diseased corals, suggesting microbe-induced resilience (i.e. beneficial microbiome) to SCTLD. Finally, utilizing differential abundance analysis and gene inventories, we propose a mechanistic model of SCTLD progression, in which viral dynamics may contribute to microbiome collapse. These findings provide novel insights into SCTLD pathogenesis and offer consistent molecular signals of disease across diverse geographic sites, presenting new opportunities for disease monitoring and mitigation.
title Shifts in the microbiome and virome are associated with stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD).
url https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41459349/