Elasmobranch microbiomes: emerging patterns and implications for host health and ecology.

Autor: Perry CT; School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA. cperry60@gatech.edu., Pratte ZA; School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA.; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA., Clavere-Graciette A; School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA., Ritchie KB; Department of Natural Sciences, University of South Carolina Beaufort, Beaufort, SC, USA., Hueter RE; Sharks and Rays Conservation Research Program, Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL, USA.; OCEARCH, Park City, UT, USA., Newton AL; Disney's Animals, Science and Environment, Orlando, FL, USA., Fischer GC; OCEARCH, Park City, UT, USA.; Marine Science Research Institute, Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, FL, USA., Dinsdale EA; College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, Australia., Doane MP; College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, Australia., Wilkinson KA; Sharks and Rays Conservation Research Program, Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL, USA.; Chicago Zoological Society's Sarasota Dolphin Research Program ℅ Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL, USA., Bassos-Hull K; Sharks and Rays Conservation Research Program, Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL, USA., Lyons K; Research and Conservation Department, Georgia Aquarium, Atlanta, GA, USA., Dove ADM; Research and Conservation Department, Georgia Aquarium, Atlanta, GA, USA., Hoopes LA; Research and Conservation Department, Georgia Aquarium, Atlanta, GA, USA., Stewart FJ; School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA.; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Animal microbiome [Anim Microbiome] 2021 Sep 15; Vol. 3 (1), pp. 61. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Sep 15.
DOI: 10.1186/s42523-021-00121-4
Abstrakt: Elasmobranchs (sharks, skates and rays) are of broad ecological, economic, and societal value. These globally important fishes are experiencing sharp population declines as a result of human activity in the oceans. Research to understand elasmobranch ecology and conservation is critical and has now begun to explore the role of body-associated microbiomes in shaping elasmobranch health. Here, we review the burgeoning efforts to understand elasmobranch microbiomes, highlighting microbiome variation among gastrointestinal, oral, skin, and blood-associated niches. We identify major bacterial lineages in the microbiome, challenges to the field, key unanswered questions, and avenues for future work. We argue for prioritizing research to determine how microbiomes interact mechanistically with the unique physiology of elasmobranchs, potentially identifying roles in host immunity, disease, nutrition, and waste processing. Understanding elasmobranch-microbiome interactions is critical for predicting how sharks and rays respond to a changing ocean and for managing healthy populations in managed care.
(© 2021. The Author(s).)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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