Author:
Holt Corey C.,Boscaro Vittorio,Van Steenkiste Niels W. L.,Herranz Maria,Mathur Varsha,Irwin Nicholas A. T.,Buckholtz Gracy,Leander Brian S.,Keeling Patrick J.
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Microbial symbioses in marine invertebrates are commonplace. However, characterizations of invertebrate microbiomes are vastly outnumbered by those of vertebrates. Protists and fungi run the gamut of symbiosis, yet eukaryotic microbiome sequencing is rarely undertaken, with much of the focus on bacteria. To explore the importance of microscopic marine invertebrates as potential symbiont reservoirs, we used a phylogenetic-focused approach to analyze the host-associated eukaryotic microbiomes of 220 animal specimens spanning nine different animal phyla.
Results
Our data expanded the traditional host range of several microbial taxa and identified numerous undescribed lineages. A lack of comparable reference sequences resulted in several cryptic clades within the Apicomplexa and Ciliophora and emphasized the potential for microbial invertebrates to harbor novel protistan and fungal diversity.
Conclusions
Microscopic marine invertebrates, spanning a wide range of animal phyla, host various protist and fungal sequences and may therefore serve as a useful resource in the detection and characterization of undescribed symbioses.
Funder
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Tula Foundation
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Microbiology (medical),Microbiology
Cited by
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