@article{fdi:010067696,
  title = {{C}haracterisation of an atypical manifestation of black band disease on {P}orites lutea in the {W}estern {I}ndian {O}cean},
  author = {{S}{\'e}r{\'e}, {M}. and {W}ilkinson, {D}. {A}. and {S}chleyer, {M}. {H}. and {C}habanet, {P}ascale and {Q}uod, {J}. {P}. and {T}ortosa, {P}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{R}ecent surveys conducted on {R}eunion {I}sland coral reefs revealed an atypical manifestation of black band disease on the main framework building coral, {P}orites lutea. {T}his {BBD} manifestation ({P}or{BBD}) presented a thick lighter-colored band, which preceded the typical {BBD} lesion. {W}hilst {BBD} aetiology has been intensively described worldwide, it remains unclear if corals with apparently similar lesions across coral reefs are affected by the same pathogens. {T}herefore, a multidisciplinary approach involving field surveys, gross lesion monitoring, histopathology and 454-pyrosequencing was employed to provide the first comprehensive characterization of this particular manifestation. {S}urveys conducted within two geomorphological zones over two consecutive summers and winters showed spatial and seasonal patterns consistent with those found for typical {BBD}. {G}enetic analyses suggested an uncharacteristically high level of {V}ibrio spp. bacterial infection within {P}or{BBD}. {H}owever, microscopic analysis revealed high densities of cyanobacteria, penetrating the compromised tissue as well as the presence of basophilic bodies resembling bacterial aggregates in the living tissue, adjacent to the bacterial mat. {A}dditionally, classical {BBD}-associated cyanobacterial strains, genetically related to {P}seudoscillatoria coralii and {R}oseofilum reptotaenium were identified and isolated and the presence of sulfate-reducers or sulfide-oxidizers such as {D}esulfovibrio and {A}rcobacter, previously shown to be associated with anoxic microenvironment within typical {BBD} was also observed, confirming that {P}or{BBD} is a manifestation of classical {BBD}.},
  keywords = {{B}acterial communities ; {C}oral disease ; {M}etabarcoding ; {P}orites black band disease ; {R}eunion {I}sland ; {S}cleractinian corals ; {REUNION} ; {OCEAN} {INDIEN}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}eerj},
  volume = {4},
  numero = {},
  pages = {e2073 [23 p.]},
  ISSN = {2167-8359},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.7717/peerj.2073},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010067696},
}