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  • Microbiology
  • Marine Biology
  • Ecology

Background:

  • Multicellular eukaryotes host complex microbial communities, but assembly factors are poorly understood.
  • Priority effects, where early microbial settlers influence community composition, are known but rarely studied for individual bacterial strains.
  • The impact of bacterial priority effects on host microbiome functionality remains largely unknown.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To experimentally investigate the priority effects of two bacterial strains on the microbiome of the green alga Ulva australis.
  • To determine the impact of these priority effects on microbial community assembly, succession, and predicted functionality.
  • To understand the idiosyncratic nature of bacterial strain effects on host-associated microbial communities.

Main Methods:

  • Experimental testing of two bacterial strains (Pseudoalteromonas tunicata D2 and Pseudovibrio sp. D323) on Ulva australis microbial communities.
  • 16S rRNA gene sequencing and quantitative PCR (qPCR) to analyze taxonomic changes and microbial abundance.
  • Metagenome analysis to predict functional shifts in the microbiome.

Main Results:

  • Both bacterial strains exerted significant priority effects on the Ulva australis microbiome.
  • Strain D2 caused strong, temporary taxonomic changes, while strain D323 induced weaker but consistent, facilitatory changes.
  • Metagenomics revealed strain-specific functional impacts, including depletion of type III secretion system genes and enrichment of antibiotic resistance genes.

Conclusions:

  • Individual bacterial colonizers can have strong, idiosyncratic effects on the structure and function of host-associated microbial communities.
  • Understanding these unique priority effects is crucial for developing targeted probiotics to enhance host health.
  • The study highlights the importance of considering specific bacterial strain interactions in microbiome assembly and function.