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Coexisting cryptic species of the Litoditis marina complex (Nematoda) show differential resource use and have distinct microbiomes with high intraspecific variability
Derycke, S.; De Meester, N.; Rigaux, A.; Creer, S.; Bik, H.; Thomas, W.K.; Moens, T. (2016). Coexisting cryptic species of the Litoditis marina complex (Nematoda) show differential resource use and have distinct microbiomes with high intraspecific variability. Mol. Ecol. 25(9): 2093-2110. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec.13597
In: Molecular Ecology. Blackwell: Oxford. ISSN 0962-1083; e-ISSN 1365-294X
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Keywords
    Microorganisms > Bacteria
    Escherichia coli Castellani & Chalmers, 1919 [WoRMS]; Litoditis marina (Bastian, 1865) Sudhaus, 2011 [WoRMS]; Nematoda [WoRMS]
    Marine/Coastal
Author keywords
    Coexistence; Diet; Individual niche specialization; Marine nematodes; Next-generation sequencing; Resource partitioning; Stabilizing effects
Authors  Top 
  • Derycke, S., more
  • De Meester, N., more
  • Rigaux, A.
  • Creer, S.
  • Bik, H.
  • Thomas, W.K.
  • Moens, T., more
Abstract
    Differences in resource use or in tolerances to abiotic conditions are often invoked as potential mechanisms underlying the sympatric distribution of cryptic species. Additionally, the microbiome can provide physiological adaptations of the host to environmental conditions. We determined the intra- and interspecific variability of the microbiomes of three cryptic nematode species of the Litoditis marina species complex that co-occur, but show differences in abiotic tolerances. Roche 454 pyrosequencing of the microbial 16S rRNA gene revealed distinct bacterial communities characterized by a substantial diversity (85-513 OTUs) and many rare OTUs. The core microbiome of each species contained only very few OTUs (2-6), and four OTUs were identified as potentially generating tolerance to abiotic conditions. A controlled experiment in which nematodes from two cryptic species (Pm1 and Pm3) were fed with either an E. coli suspension or a bacterial mix was performed, and the 16S rRNA gene was sequenced using the MiSeq technology. OTU richness was 10-fold higher compared to the 454 data set and ranged between 1118 and 7864. This experiment confirmed the existence of species-specific microbiomes, a core microbiome with few OTUs, and high interindividual variability. The offered food source affected the bacterial community and illustrated different feeding behaviour between the cryptic species, with Pm3 exhibiting a higher degree of selective feeding than Pm1. Morphologically similar species belonging to the same feeding guild (bacterivores) can thus have substantial differences in their associated microbiomes and feeding strategy, which in turn may have important ramifications for biodiversity-ecosystem functioning relationships.
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