@article{fdi:010066699,
  title = {{S}pecies specificity of bacteria associated to the brown seaweeds {L}obophora ({D}ictyotales, {P}haeophyceae) and their potential for induction of rapid coral bleaching in {A}cropora muricata},
  author = {{V}ieira, {C}. and {E}ngelen, {A}. {H}. and {G}uentas, {L}. and {A}ires, {T}. and {H}oulbr{\`e}que, {F}anny and {G}aubert, {J}. and {S}errao, {E}. {A}. and {D}e {C}lerck, {O}. and {P}ayri, {C}laude},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{W}hile reef degradation is occurring worldwide, it is not uncommon to see phase shifts from coral to macroalgal dominated reefs. {N}umerous studies have addressed the mechanisms by which macroalgae may outcompete corals and a few recent studies highlighted the putative role of bacteria at the interface between macroalgae and corals. {S}ome studies suggest that macroalgae may act as vectors and/or foster proliferation of microorganisms pathogenic for corals. {U}sing a combination of high throughput sequencing, bacterial culturing, and in situ bioassays we question if the adversity of macroalgal associated bacteria to corals is mediated by specific bacterial taxa. {U}sing {I}llumina sequencing, we characterized and compared the bacterial community from two {L}obophora ({D}ictyotales, {P}haeophyceae) species. {T}he two species presented distinctive bacterial communities. {B}oth species shared approximately half of their {OTU}s, mainly the most abundant bacteria. {S}pecies-specific {OTU}s belong to {P}lanctomycetes, {P}roteobacteria, and {B}acteroidetes. {I}n total, 16 culturable bacterial strain were isolated and identified from the {L}obophora surface, consisting of 10 genera (from nine families, four classes, and three phyla), some of which are not known as, but are related to pathogens involved in coral diseases, and others are naturally associated to corals. {W}hen patches of marine agar with 24 h cultures of each of these bacteria were placed in direct contact with the branches of the scleractinian coral {A}cropora muricata, they caused severe bleaching after 24 h exposure. {R}esults suggest that regardless of taxonomic affinities, increase in density of these bacteria can be adverse to corals. {N}evertheless, the microbial community associated to macroalgal surface may not represent a threat to corals, because the specific bacterial screening and control exerted by the alga preventing specific bacterial proliferation.},
  keywords = {coral bleaching ; {I}llumina sequencing ; in situ bioassay ; {L}obophora ; macroalgal-coral interaction ; macroalgal bacterial assemblage ; macroalgal culturable epibacteria ; {NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE} ; {NOUMEA} {LAGON}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{F}rontiers in {M}icrobiology},
  volume = {7},
  numero = {},
  pages = {art. 316 [13 p.]},
  ISSN = {1664-302{X}},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.3389/fmicb.2016.00316},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066699},
}