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Tipo:	Artigo de Periódico
Título:	Single-colony sequencing reveals microbe-by-microbiome phylosymbiosis between the cyanobacterium Microcystis and its associated bacteria
Autor(es):	Olga Maria Pérez Carrascal Nicolas Tromas Yves Terrat Elisa Moreno Alessandra Giani Laisa Corrêa Braga Marques Nathalie Fortin Jesse Shapiro
Resumen:	Background: Cyanobacteria from the genus Microcystis can form large mucilaginous colonies with attached heterotrophic bacteria—their microbiome. However, the nature of the relationship between Microcystis and its microbiome remains unclear. Is it a long-term, evolutionarily stable association? Which partners benefit? Here we report the genomic diversity of 109 individual Microcystis colonies—including cyanobacteria and associated bacterial genomes—isolated in situ and without culture from Lake Champlain, Canada and Pampulha Reservoir, Brazil. Results: We identified 14 distinct Microcystis genotypes from Canada, of which only two have been previously reported, and four genotypes specific to Brazil. Microcystis genetic diversity was much greater between than within colonies, consistent with colony growth by clonal expansion rather than aggregation of Microcystis cells. We also identified 72 bacterial species in the microbiome. Each Microcystis genotype had a distinct microbiome composition, and more closely related genotypes had more similar microbiomes. This pattern of phylosymbiosis could be explained by co-phylogeny in only two out of the nine most prevalent associated bacterial genera, Roseomonas and Rhodobacter. These phylogenetically associated genera could enrich the metabolic repertoire of Microcystis, for example by encoding the biosynthesis of complementary carotenoid molecules. In contrast, other colony-associated bacteria showed weaker signals of co-phylogeny, but stronger evidence of horizontal gene transfer with Microcystis. These observations suggest that acquired genes are more likely to be retained in both partners (Microcystis and members of its microbiome) when they are loosely associated, whereas one gene copy is sufficient when the association is physically tight and evolutionarily long-lasting.Conclusions: We have introduced a method for culture-free isolation of single colonies from nature followed by metagenomic sequencing, which could be applied to other types of microbes. Together, our results expand the known genetic diversity of both Microcystis and its microbiome in natural settings, and support their long-term, specific, and potentially beneficial associations.
Asunto:	Cianobacteria
Idioma:	por
País:	Brasil
Editor:	Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Sigla da Institución:	UFMG
Departamento:	ICB - DEPARTAMENTO DE BOTÂNICA
Tipo de acceso:	Acesso Aberto
Identificador DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-021-01140-8
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/1843/55308
Fecha del documento:	2021
metadata.dc.url.externa:	https://microbiomejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40168-021-01140-8
metadata.dc.relation.ispartof:	Microbiome
Aparece en las colecciones:	Artigo de Periódico

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