PMID- 30294317 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20201001 IS - 1664-302X (Print) IS - 1664-302X (Electronic) IS - 1664-302X (Linking) VI - 9 DP - 2018 TI - A Nematode of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge Hydrothermal Vents Harbors a Possible Symbiotic Relationship. PG - 2246 LID - 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02246 [doi] LID - 2246 AB - Deep-sea hydrothermal vent meiofauna have been the focus of recent research and the discovery of an abundant well-adapted free-living marine nematode on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge offers new perspectives on adaptations to the vent environment. Indeed, knowledge concerning biological interactions of microbes and meiofauna in marine extreme environments is scarce, especially for nematodes. In this study, we used microscopic observations [fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM)] and metabarcoding of 16S rRNA to characterize the bacterial community of the nematode species Oncholaimus dyvae, an overlooked but ecologically important vent organism. Detection of bacteria in the buccal cavity and on the cuticle (SEM) and epibionts in its intestine (FISH) suggests that O. dyvae harbors its own bacterial community. Molecular results and phylogenetic analysis show that bacteria associated with this species are related to symbiotic lineages typical of hydrothermal vent fauna, such as sulfur-oxidizing bacteria related to Epsilonproteobacteria and Gammaproteobacteria. This multi-approach study suggests a potential symbiotic role of bacteria with its nematode host and opens new research perspectives on vent meiofauna. FAU - Bellec, Laure AU - Bellec L AD - IFREMER, Centre Brest, REM/EEP/LEP, ZI de la pointe du diable, CS10070, Plouzane, France. AD - IFREMER, Centre Brest, UMR 6197 - Laboratoire de Microbiologie des Environnements Extremes (REM/EEP/LM2E), ZI de la pointe du diable, CS10070, Plouzane, France. AD - CNRS, UMR 6197 - Laboratoire de Microbiologie des Environnements Extremes (LM2E), Institut Universitaire Europeen de la Mer (IUEM), Technopole Brest-Iroise, Plouzane, France. AD - Universite Bretagne Occidentale (UBO), UMR 6197 - Laboratoire de Microbiologie des Environnements Extremes (LM2E), Institut Universitaire Europeen de la Mer (IUEM), Technopole Brest-Iroise, Plouzane, France. FAU - Cambon-Bonavita, Marie-Anne AU - Cambon-Bonavita MA AD - IFREMER, Centre Brest, UMR 6197 - Laboratoire de Microbiologie des Environnements Extremes (REM/EEP/LM2E), ZI de la pointe du diable, CS10070, Plouzane, France. AD - CNRS, UMR 6197 - Laboratoire de Microbiologie des Environnements Extremes (LM2E), Institut Universitaire Europeen de la Mer (IUEM), Technopole Brest-Iroise, Plouzane, France. AD - Universite Bretagne Occidentale (UBO), UMR 6197 - Laboratoire de Microbiologie des Environnements Extremes (LM2E), Institut Universitaire Europeen de la Mer (IUEM), Technopole Brest-Iroise, Plouzane, France. FAU - Cueff-Gauchard, Valerie AU - Cueff-Gauchard V AD - IFREMER, Centre Brest, UMR 6197 - Laboratoire de Microbiologie des Environnements Extremes (REM/EEP/LM2E), ZI de la pointe du diable, CS10070, Plouzane, France. AD - CNRS, UMR 6197 - Laboratoire de Microbiologie des Environnements Extremes (LM2E), Institut Universitaire Europeen de la Mer (IUEM), Technopole Brest-Iroise, Plouzane, France. AD - Universite Bretagne Occidentale (UBO), UMR 6197 - Laboratoire de Microbiologie des Environnements Extremes (LM2E), Institut Universitaire Europeen de la Mer (IUEM), Technopole Brest-Iroise, Plouzane, France. FAU - Durand, Lucile AU - Durand L AD - IFREMER, Centre Brest, UMR 6197 - Laboratoire de Microbiologie des Environnements Extremes (REM/EEP/LM2E), ZI de la pointe du diable, CS10070, Plouzane, France. AD - CNRS, UMR 6197 - Laboratoire de Microbiologie des Environnements Extremes (LM2E), Institut Universitaire Europeen de la Mer (IUEM), Technopole Brest-Iroise, Plouzane, France. AD - Universite Bretagne Occidentale (UBO), UMR 6197 - Laboratoire de Microbiologie des Environnements Extremes (LM2E), Institut Universitaire Europeen de la Mer (IUEM), Technopole Brest-Iroise, Plouzane, France. FAU - Gayet, Nicolas AU - Gayet N AD - IFREMER, Centre Brest, REM/EEP/LEP, ZI de la pointe du diable, CS10070, Plouzane, France. FAU - Zeppilli, Daniela AU - Zeppilli D AD - IFREMER, Centre Brest, REM/EEP/LEP, ZI de la pointe du diable, CS10070, Plouzane, France. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20180920 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Microbiol JT - Frontiers in microbiology JID - 101548977 PMC - PMC6159746 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Lucky Strike vent field OT - endosymbiont OT - meiofauna OT - nematode OT - sulfur-oxidizing bacteria EDAT- 2018/10/09 06:00 MHDA- 2018/10/09 06:01 PMCR- 2018/09/20 CRDT- 2018/10/09 06:00 PHST- 2018/05/28 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/09/03 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/10/09 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/10/09 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/10/09 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2018/09/20 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02246 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Microbiol. 2018 Sep 20;9:2246. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02246. eCollection 2018.