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ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 17, Issue 10, Pages 3570-3580Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.12518
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- European Research Council [246749, 294343]
- Swiss National Science Foundation [CR23I2_141048]
- Australian Research Council [CE0561435, LP110100566]
- Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) [CR23I2_141048] Funding Source: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)
- Australian Research Council [LP110100566, CE0561435] Funding Source: Australian Research Council
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Nutritional interactions between corals and symbiotic dinoflagellate algae lie at the heart of the structural foundation of coral reefs. Whilst the genetic diversity of Symbiodinium has attracted particular interest because of its contribution to the sensitivity of corals to environmental changes and bleaching (i.e. disruption of coral-dinoflagellate symbiosis), very little is known about the in hospite metabolic capabilities of different Symbiodinium types. Using a combination of stable isotopic labelling and nanoscale secondary ion mass spectrometry (NanoSIMS), we investigated the ability of the intact symbiosis between the reef-building coral Isopora palifera, and SymbiodiniumC or D types, to assimilate dissolved inorganic carbon (via photosynthesis) and nitrogen (as ammonium). Our results indicate that Symbiodinium types from two clades naturally associated with I.palifera possess different metabolic capabilities. The SymbiodiniumC type fixed and passed significantly more carbon and nitrogen to its coral host than the D type. This study provides further insights into the metabolic plasticity among different Symbiodinium types in hospite and strengthens the evidence that the more temperature-tolerant SymbiodiniumD type may be less metabolically beneficial for its coral host under non-stressful conditions.
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