Li, Jiasui, Saha, Mahasweta , Majzoub, Marwan E., Yang, Teng, Chu, Haiyan, Thomas, Torsten, Weinberger, Florian and Egan, Suhelen (2024) Non‐selective microbiota reduction after the elicitation of a seaweed's immune response. Environmental Microbiology Reports, 16 (3). Art.Nr. e13268. DOI 10.1111/1758-2229.13268.

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Abstract

Pattern-triggered immunity (PTI) is an integral part of the innate immune system of many eukaryotic hosts, assisting in the defence against pathogen invasions. In plants and animals, PTI exerts a selective pressure on the microbiota that can alter community composition. However, the effect of PTI on the microbiota for non-model hosts, including seaweeds, remains unknown. Using quantitative polymerase chain reaction complemented with 16S rRNA gene and transcript amplicon sequencing, this study profiled the impact that PTI of the red seaweed Gracilaria gracilis has on its microbiota. PTI elicitation with agar oligosaccharides resulted in a significant reduction in the number of bacteria (by >75% within 72 h after treatment). However, the PTI elicitation did not cause any significant difference in the community diversity or structure. These findings demonstrated that PTI can be non-selective, and this might help to maintain a stable microbiota by uniformly reducing bacterial loads.

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