@article{fdi:010086866, title = {{D}iversity and biogeography of coral mucus-associated bacterial communities : the case of {A}cropora formosa}, author = {{B}ui, {V}. and {N}guyen, {D}. {H}. and {C}hu, {N}. {H}. and {B}ettarel, {Y}van and {A}uguet, {J}. {C}. and {B}ouvier, {T}. and {C}hu, {H}. {H}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he role of microorganisms in coral health, disease, and nutrition has been demonstrated in various studies. {E}nvironmental factors including p{H}, temperature, and dissolved oxygen also play crucial roles in maintaining sustainable coral ecosystems. {H}owever, how geographical and environmental factors influence bacterial diversity and community composition is unclear. {H}ere, bacterial communities associated with {A}cropora formosa coral were sampled from four different locations-{P}hu {Q}uoc {I}slands ({V}ietnam), {N}ha {T}rang ({V}ietnam), {U}jung {G}elam ({I}ndonesia), and {B}ourake ({N}ew {C}aledonia)-and compared using tagged 16{S} r{RNA} sequencing. {W}e identified 24 bacterial phyla, 47 classes, 114 orders, and 495 genera from 18 samples. {O}verall, {P}roteobacteria (1039 distant amplicon sequence variants [{ASV}s]) and {F}irmicutes (589 {ASV}s) were predominant, while {V}errucomicrobiota (75 {ASV}s) and {P}lanctomycetota (46 {ASV}s) were minor taxa. {A}lpha diversity analyses revealed that the bacterial community associated with {A}cropora formosa from {U}jung {G}elam had the highest indexes ({O}bserved and {C}hao1), while the figures for {B}ourake were the lowest. {N}on-metric multidimensional scaling analysis ({NMDS}) showed significant differences in bacterial communities among locations ({ADONIS}, p = 1 x 10(-4)). {T}emperature was strongly correlated with the distribution of bacterial communities in {B}ourake, whereas p{H} and dissolved oxygen were significantly correlated with the presence of coral-associated bacterial communities in {P}hu {Q}uoc and {N}ha {T}rang. {A}cross all samples, 28 potential biological markers and 95 core {ASV}s were found, revealing significant differences in coral-associated bacterial communities. {C}ollectively, these findings provide a comprehensive understanding of bacterial communities living in coral reefs across different geographic sites, which could be useful springboards for further studies.}, keywords = {corals ; bacteria ; microbial diversity ; barcoding ; core microbiome ; {VIET} {NAM} ; {INDONESIE} ; {NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of {M}arine {S}cience and {E}ngineering}, volume = {11}, numero = {1}, pages = {74 [13 p.]}, year = {2023}, DOI = {10.3390/jmse11010074}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010086866}, }