Dataset: Acropora cervicornis transcriptomes: nutrient- and disease-exposed
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Data Citation:
Vega Thurber, R., Muller, E. M., Klinges, G. J. (2024) Acropora cervicornis transcriptomes: nutrient- and disease-exposed from samples collected at Mote Marine Laboratory in situ nursery from June to July 2022. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2024-08-06 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset/924760 [access date]
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Spatial Extent: N:24.56257 E:-81.40009 S:24.56257 W:-81.40009
Mote Marine Laboratory Elizabeth Moore International Center for Coral Reef Research & Restoration. Research conducted in ex situ aquaria
Temporal Extent: 2022-06-29 - 2022-07-27
Principal Investigator:
Rebecca Vega Thurber (Oregon State University, OSU)
Co-Principal Investigator:
Erinn M. Muller (Mote Marine Laboratory, Mote)
Scientist:
Grace J. Klinges (Mote Marine Laboratory, Mote)
BCO-DMO Data Manager:
Lynne M. Merchant (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)
Version:
1
Version Date:
2024-08-06
Restricted:
Yes
Release Date:
2024-12-02
Validated:
No
Current State:
Preliminary and in progress
Acropora cervicornis transcriptomes: nutrient- and disease-exposed from samples collected at Mote Marine Laboratory in situ nursery from June to July 2022
Abstract:
We confirmed data from previous studies showing that genotypes of Acropora cervicornis dominated by the coral parasite Aquarickettsia are more susceptible to White Band Disease than genotypes with diverse microbiomes. However, in a study with ramets from genotypes exhibiting each microbiome profile, we found that the strongest predictor of disease development was prior exposure to increased thermal stress that occurred independent of the study on Florida’s reef during the experiment. While no ramets of the coral genotype with a diverse microbiome developed disease after exposure to nutrient enrichment, seven ramets of this genotype developed disease after exposure to elevated temperatures and subsequent disease challenge. Two ramets exposed to elevated temperatures and not exposed to disease also died, suggesting that temperature alone could have been fatal to this genotype. An equal number of ramets exposed to elevated nutrients and elevated temperatures developed disease in the genotype dominated by Aquarickettsia. To evaluate the effect of Aquarickettsia infection; nutrient enrichment; disease exposure; and the combination of these factors on coral immune function, we conducted RNAseq on 42 samples to an averaging sequencing depth of 22,168,890.6 reads per sample (paired-end).