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Wei Z, Zhao L, Wang S, Chang L, Shi J, Kong X, Li M, Lin J, Zhang W, Bao Z, Ding W, Hu X. Paralytic shellfish toxins producing dinoflagellates cause dysbacteriosis in scallop gut microbial biofilms. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2024; 273:116146. [PMID: 38412634 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2024.116146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2023] [Revised: 02/05/2024] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
Abstract
Filter-feeding bivalves could accumulate paralytic shellfish toxins (PSTs) produced by harmful dinoflagellates through diet. Despite that bivalves are resistant to these neurotoxins due to possessing PST-resistant sodium channel, exposure to PSTs-producing dinoflagellates impair bivalve survival. We hypothesized that ingesting PSTs-producing dinoflagellates may influence the gut microbiota, and then the health of bivalves. To test this idea, we compared the gut microbiota of the scallop Patinopecten yessoensis, after feeding with PST-producing or non-toxic dinoflagellates. Exposure to PSTs-producing dinoflagellates resulted in a decline of gut microbial diversity and a disturbance of community structure, accompanied by a significant increase in the abundance and richness of pathogenic bacteria, represented by Vibrio. Moreover, network analysis demonstrated extensive positive correlations between pathogenic bacteria abundances and PSTs concentrations in the digestive glands of the scallops. Furthermore, isolation of a dominant Vibrio strain and its genomic analysis revealed a variety of virulence factors, including the tolC outer membrane exporter, which were expressed in the gut microbiota. Finally, the infection experiment demonstrated scallop mortality caused by the isolated Vibrio strain; further, the pathogenicity of this Vibrio strain was attenuated by a mutation in the tolC gene. Together, these findings demonstrated that the PSTs may affect gut microbiota via direct and taxa-specific interactions with opportunistic pathogens, which proliferate after transition from seawater to the gut environment. The present study has revealed novel mechanisms towards deciphering the puzzles in environmental disturbances-caused death of an important aquaculture species.
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Affiliation(s)
- Zhongcheng Wei
- MOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266237, China
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- Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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- Institute of Evolution & Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Weihai Changqing Ocean Science & Technology Co. Ltd, Rongcheng, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chinese Jujube, College of Life Sciences, Yanan University, Yanan, China
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- Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266237, China; Key Laboratory of Tropical Aquatic Germplasm of Hainan Province, Sanya Oceanographic Institution, Ocean University of China, Sanya, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266237, China.
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