Jaspers, Cornelia
[Author];
Weiland-Bräuer, Nancy
[Author];
Rühlemann, Malte C.
[Author];
Baines, John F.
[Author];
Schmitz, Ruth A.
[Author];
Reusch, Thorsten B. H.
[Author]
Differences in the microbiota of native and non-indigenous gelatinous zooplankton organisms in a low saline environment
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Differences in the microbiota of native and non-indigenous gelatinous zooplankton organisms in a low saline environment
Contributor:
Jaspers, Cornelia
[Author];
Weiland-Bräuer, Nancy
[Author];
Rühlemann, Malte C.
[Author];
Baines, John F.
[Author];
Schmitz, Ruth A.
[Author];
Reusch, Thorsten B. H.
[Author]
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Highlights: • Non-indigenous species (NIS) are increasingly recognized as a matter of concern. • The microbiome of native and NIS gelatinous zooplankton organisms are compared. • Next generation sequencing confirms sign. Species specific microbiome differences. • Indicator OTUs include bacteria which contain known pathogenic strains. • Microbiome monitoring of NIS should be considered for aquaculture risk assessments. Abstract: The translocation of non-indigenous species (NIS) around the world, especially in marine systems, is increasingly being recognized as a matter of concern. Species translocations have been shown to lead to wide ranging changes in food web structure and functioning. In addition to the direct effects of NIS, they could facilitate the accumulation or translocation of bacteria as part of their microbiomes. The Baltic Sea harbours many non-indigenous species, with most recent detection of the jellyfish Blackfordia virginica and the comb jelly Mnemiopsis leidyi in the low saline southwestern Baltic Sea. In this study, we used a multidisciplinary approach and investigated three gelatinous zooplankton species that co-occur in the same environment and feed on similar zooplankton food sources but show different histories of origin. The aim was to conduct a comparative microbiome analysis of indigenous and non-indigenous gelatinous zooplankton species in the low-saline southwestern Baltic Sea. Next-generation 16S rRNA marker gene sequencing of the V1/V2 region was employed to study the bacterial microbiome compositions. All tested species showed significant differences in their microbiome compositions (one way ANOSIM, R = 1, P < 0.008) with dissimilarities ranging from 85 to 92%. The indigenous jellyfish Aurelia aurita showed the highest bacterial operational taxonomic unit (OTU) richness. The overall differentiation between microbiomes was driven by eight indicator OTUs, which included Mycoplasma and Vibrio species. These bacteria can be problematic, as they include known pathogenic strains that ...