Microbial diversity and pigment synthesis in the accessory nidamental gland: species-specific and color-associated patterns in bigfin reef squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana)
These findings suggest that Alphaproteobacteria, particularly the Hyphomicrobiaceae clade, may correlated to the synthesis orange pigmentation in the ANG of the bigfin reef squid. The roles of Hyphomicrobiaceae in ANG symbiosis and reproductive fitness still needs further investigation. With this knowledge, we propose further investigations using in situ hybridization to detect host-expressed genes and pigmented region-dependent bacteria as markers. This approach will facilitate the study of localized host-microbiota interactions in distinct pigmented regions of the ANG, providing deeper insights into the mechanism of host-microbe communication.
Authors
- Yung‐Che Tseng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7489-0403)
- Hau-Wen Li
- Sylvie Dufour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0402-5403)
- Ling Chiu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3368-4800)
- Guan‐Chung Wu
- Shan‐Hua Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1999-5269)
- Hai-Jin Chang
- Ching-Fong Chang
- Guo Jiang
Institutions
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- National Taiwan Ocean University (TW)
- National Taiwan University (TW)
- Sorbonne Université (FR)
- Biologie des Organismes et Écosystèmes Aquatiques (FR)
- Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica (TW)
- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Animal Microbiome
- Published
- 2025-04-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-025-00402-2
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Cephalopods and Marine Biology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.05
Funders
- Ministry of Education
- Ministry of Education, India
- National Taiwan Ocean University
- National Science and Technology Council
- Center of Excellence for the Oceans, National Taiwan Ocean University