Genome-resolved metagenomics suggests a mutualistic relationship between Mycoplasma and salmonid hosts

Jacob A. Rasmussen; Kasper R. Villumsen; David A. Duchêne; Lara C. Puetz; Tom O. Delmont; Harald Sveier; Louise von Gersdorff Jørgensen; Kim Præbel; Michael D. Martin; Anders M. Bojesen; M. Thomas P. Gilbert; Karsten Kristiansen; Morten T. Limborg

doi:10.1038/s42003-021-02105-1

Communications Biology (May 2021)

Genome-resolved metagenomics suggests a mutualistic relationship between Mycoplasma and salmonid hosts

Jacob A. Rasmussen,
Kasper R. Villumsen,
David A. Duchêne,
Lara C. Puetz,
Tom O. Delmont,
Harald Sveier,
Louise von Gersdorff Jørgensen,
Kim Præbel,
Michael D. Martin,
Anders M. Bojesen,
M. Thomas P. Gilbert,
Karsten Kristiansen,
Morten T. Limborg

Affiliations

Jacob A. Rasmussen: Laboratory of Genomics and Molecular Medicine, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen
Kasper R. Villumsen: Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Veterinary Clinical Microbiology
David A. Duchêne: Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics, GLOBE institute, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen
Lara C. Puetz: Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics, GLOBE institute, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen
Tom O. Delmont: Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics, GLOBE institute, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen
Harald Sveier: Lerøy Seafood Group ASA
Louise von Gersdorff Jørgensen: Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Parasitology and Aquatic Pathobiology
Kim Præbel: Norwegian College of Fishery Science, UiT the Arctic University of Norway
Michael D. Martin: Department of Natural History, NTNU University Museum, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
Anders M. Bojesen: Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Veterinary Clinical Microbiology
M. Thomas P. Gilbert: Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics, GLOBE institute, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen
Karsten Kristiansen: Laboratory of Genomics and Molecular Medicine, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen
Morten T. Limborg: Laboratory of Genomics and Molecular Medicine, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02105-1
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Jacob Rasmussen et al. use metagenomic analyses to examine the diversity of Mycoplasma species among three commonly-fished species of salmonids. Their results establish a phylogeny of candidate salmonid related Mycoplasma species and suggest a mutualistic relationship between these microbial species and salmon hosts.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
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