Low pH reduces the virulence of black band disease on Orbicella faveolata

Autor: Rachel E. Crane, Emily R. Hall, Kim B. Ritchie, Alessandra G. Shea, Erinn M. Muller, Nicole M. Leporacci, Keir J. Macartney
Rok vydání: 2017
Předmět:
0301 basic medicine
Coral
lcsh:Medicine
Marine and Aquatic Sciences
Social Sciences
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Physical Chemistry
Sociology
Consortia
Medicine and Health Sciences
lcsh:Science
Multidisciplinary
geography.geographical_feature_category
Virulence
biology
Coral Reefs
Ecology
Ocean acidification
Black band disease
Coral reef
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Anthozoa
Bacterial Pathogens
Chemistry
Medical Microbiology
Corals
Physical Sciences
Orbicella faveolata
Pathogens
geographic locations
Research Article
Photochemistry
030106 microbiology
Marine Biology
Cyanobacteria
Microbiology
03 medical and health sciences
Sea Water
medicine
Animals
14. Life underwater
Microbial Pathogens
Relative species abundance
Clostridium
geography
Bacteria
lcsh:R
Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Gut Bacteria
fungi
Organisms
Biology and Life Sciences
Aquatic Environments
biology.organism_classification
medicine.disease
Marine Environments
030104 developmental biology
13. Climate action
Earth Sciences
Reefs
lcsh:Q
Zdroj: PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE, Vol 12, Iss 6, p e0178869 (2017)
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0178869
Popis: Black band is a deadly coral disease found worldwide, which may become more virulent as oceanic conditions continue to change. To determine the effects of climate change and ocean acidification on black band disease virulence, Orbicella faveolata corals with black band were exposed to different temperature and pH conditions. Results showed a significant decrease in disease progression under low pH (7.7) conditions. Low pH also altered the relative abundance of the bacterial community of the black band disease consortium. Here, there was a significant decrease in Roseofilum, the cyanobacterium that typically dominates the black band mat. These results indicate that as oceanic pH decreases so may the virulence of a worldwide coral disease.
Databáze: OpenAIRE