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Metabarcoding reveals distinct microbiotypes in the giant clam Tridacna maxima

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Background: Giant clams and scleractinian (reef-building) corals are keystone species of coral reef ecosystems. The basis of their ecological success is a complex and fine-tuned symbiotic relationship with microbes. While the effect of environmental change on the composition of the coral microbiome has been heavily studied, we know very little about the composition and sensitivity of the microbiome associated with clams. Here, we explore the influence of increasing temperature on the microbial community (bacteria and dinoflagellates from the family Symbiodiniaceae) harbored by giant clams, maintained either in isolation or exposed to other reef species. We created artificial benthic assemblages using two coral species (Pocillopora damicornis and Acropora cytherea) and one giant clam species (Tridacna maxima) and studied the microbial community in the latter using metagenomics. Results: Our results led to three major conclusions. First, the health status of giant clams depended on the composition of the benthic species assemblages. Second, we discovered distinct microbiotypes in the studied T. maxima population, one of which was disproportionately dominated by Vibrionaceae and directly linked to clam mortality. Third, neither the increase in water temperature nor the composition of the benthic assemblage had a significant effect on the composition of the Symbiodiniaceae and bacterial communities of T. maxima.
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hal-02568812 , version 1 (10-05-2020)

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Isis Guibert, Gaël Lecellier, Gergely Torda, Xavier Pochon, Véronique Berteaux-Lecellier. Metabarcoding reveals distinct microbiotypes in the giant clam Tridacna maxima. Microbiome, 2020, ⟨10.1186/s40168-020-00835-8⟩. ⟨hal-02568812⟩
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