Project description:Objectives: determination of transcription start sites in Vibrio harveyi genome and discovery of new transcripts Methods: we performed differential seqencing of total RNA isolated from o.n. control Vibrio harveyi cultures. Sample treatment with Terminator EXonuclease (TEX) allowed differenciation of primary and secondary transcripts, helping in the definition of transcription start sites (TSS) Results: by data-mining RNA-seq data and performing some Northern Blot experiments we were able to detect new putative small-RNAs, along with these results, a more deep analisys of our RNA-seq data will give futher insight into genetic organization of Vibrio harveyi genome to help in its investigation
Project description:A mutualistic relationship between reef-building corals and endosymbiotic algae (Symbiodinium spp.) forms the basis for the existence of coral reefs. Genotyping tools for Symbiodinium spp. have added a new level of complexity to studies concerning cnidarian growth, nutrient acquisition, and stress. For example, the response of the coral holobiont to thermal stress is connected to the host-Symbiodinium genotypic combination, as different partnerships can have different bleaching susceptibilities. If, and to what extent, differences in algal symbiont clade contents can exert effects on the coral host transcriptome is currently unknown. In this study, we monitored algal physiological parameters and profiled the coral host transcriptional responses in acclimated, thermally stressed, and recovered coral fragments using a custom cDNA gene expression microarray. Combining these analyses with results from algal and host genotyping revealed a striking symbiont effect on both the acclimated coral host transcriptome and the magnitude of the thermal stress response. This is the first study that links coral host transcriptomic patterns to the clade content of their algal symbiont community. Our data provide a critical step to elucidating the molecular basis of the apparent variability seen among different coral-algal partnerships.
Project description:Vibrio harveyi is a major bacterial pathogen that can cause fatal vibriosis in Chinese tongue sole (Cynoglossus semilaevis). To comprehend the molecular mechanisms of C. semilaevis host response against V. harveyi infection, we performed transcriptome (RNA-seq) analysis of C. semilaevis from resistant family and susceptible family.
Project description:In this research, we used RNA-sequencing technology to detect genome-wide differentially expressed genes in spleen and gill of Vibrio harveyi -infected Takifugu rubripes.This high-throughput sequencing could help us to understand new mechanisms of action of V. harveyi induced aquaculture fish disease.