Martin, Signe and Smith, Cindy and Stewart, Kelly and Barr, William and Cheslett, Deborah and O'Connor, Ian and Swords, Fiona and Ijaz, Umer Zeeshan and O'Dwyer, Katie (2024) The hepatopancreas microbiome of velvet crab, Necora puber. Environmental Microbiology Reports, 16 (5): e70014. ISSN 1758-2229

Abstract

Crustaceans are a valuable resource globally, both ecologically and economically, and investigations into their health are becoming increasingly important as exploitation rises. The microbiome plays a crucial role in crustacean immunity, and understanding its composition and structure can provide insights into the health of an organism and its interactions with various factors. In this study, we investigated the hepatopancreas microbiome of the velvet swimming crab, Necora puber, and compared its composition and structure with several study factors, including two different sampling points and infection with a paramyxid parasite, Paramarteilia canceri. To our knowledge, we provide the first description of a velvet crab microbiome, highlighting the dominance of a single microorganism, Candidatus hepatoplasma. We identified variations in microbiome composition between sampling points and discussed the possible processes affecting microbiome assembly. We also outline a core microbiome for the velvet crab hepatopancreas, consisting of 12 core phyla. Our study adds to the growing literature on crustacean microbiomes and provides a baseline for future investigations into the velvet crab microbiome and the health of this crustacean species.

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Martin, Signe
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Martin, Signe and Smith, Cindy and Stewart, Kelly and Barr, William and Cheslett, Deborah and O'Connor, Ian and Swords, Fiona and Ijaz, Umer Zeeshan and O'Dwyer, Katie (2024) The hepatopancreas microbiome of velvet crab, Necora puber. Environmental Microbiology Reports, 16 (5): e70014. ISSN 1758-2229

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Smith, Cindy
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Cholet, Fabien and Vignola, Marta and Quinn, Dominic and Ijaz, Umer Z. and Sloan, William T. and Smith, Cindy J. (2025) Microbial ecology of drinking water biofiltration based on 16S rRNA sequencing: a meta-analysis. Water Research, 281: 123684. ISSN 0043-1354

Fantinelli Franco, Fabiane and Malik, Muhammad and Manjakkal, Libu and Roshanghias, Ali and Smith, Cindy and Gauchotte-Lindsay, Caroline (2024) Optimising carbon structures in laser-induced graphene electrodes using design of experiments for enhanced electrochemical sensing characteristics. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 16 (47). pp. 65489-65502. ISSN 1944-8244

Fantinelli Franco, Fabiane and Malik, Muhammad Hassan and Manjakkal, Libu and Roshanghias, Ali and Smith, Cindy J. and Gauchotte-Lindsay, Caroline (2024) Optimizing carbon structures in laser-induced graphene electrodes using design of experiments for enhanced electrochemical sensing characteristics. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 16 (47). pp. 65489-65502. ISSN 1944-8244

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Stewart, Kelly
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Martin, Signe and Smith, Cindy and Stewart, Kelly and Barr, William and Cheslett, Deborah and O'Connor, Ian and Swords, Fiona and Ijaz, Umer Zeeshan and O'Dwyer, Katie (2024) The hepatopancreas microbiome of velvet crab, Necora puber. Environmental Microbiology Reports, 16 (5): e70014. ISSN 1758-2229

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Barr, William
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Stewart, Kelly and Boerlage, Annette S. and Barr, William and Ijaz, Umer Z. and Smith, Cindy (2024) Hatchery type influences the gill microbiome of Atlantic farmed salmon (Salmo salar) after transfer to sea. Animal Microbiome, 6: 65. ISSN 2524-4671

Martin, Signe and Smith, Cindy and Stewart, Kelly and Barr, William and Cheslett, Deborah and O'Connor, Ian and Swords, Fiona and Ijaz, Umer Zeeshan and O'Dwyer, Katie (2024) The hepatopancreas microbiome of velvet crab, Necora puber. Environmental Microbiology Reports, 16 (5): e70014. ISSN 1758-2229

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Cheslett, Deborah
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Martin, Signe and Smith, Cindy and Stewart, Kelly and Barr, William and Cheslett, Deborah and O'Connor, Ian and Swords, Fiona and Ijaz, Umer Zeeshan and O'Dwyer, Katie (2024) The hepatopancreas microbiome of velvet crab, Necora puber. Environmental Microbiology Reports, 16 (5): e70014. ISSN 1758-2229

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O'Connor, Ian
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Martin, Signe and Smith, Cindy and Stewart, Kelly and Barr, William and Cheslett, Deborah and O'Connor, Ian and Swords, Fiona and Ijaz, Umer Zeeshan and O'Dwyer, Katie (2024) The hepatopancreas microbiome of velvet crab, Necora puber. Environmental Microbiology Reports, 16 (5): e70014. ISSN 1758-2229

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Swords, Fiona
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Martin, Signe and Smith, Cindy and Stewart, Kelly and Barr, William and Cheslett, Deborah and O'Connor, Ian and Swords, Fiona and Ijaz, Umer Zeeshan and O'Dwyer, Katie (2024) The hepatopancreas microbiome of velvet crab, Necora puber. Environmental Microbiology Reports, 16 (5): e70014. ISSN 1758-2229

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Ijaz, Umer
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Cholet, Fabien and Vignola, Marta and Quinn, Dominic and Ijaz, Umer Z. and Sloan, William T. and Smith, Cindy J. (2025) Microbial ecology of drinking water biofiltration based on 16S rRNA sequencing: a meta-analysis. Water Research, 281: 123684. ISSN 0043-1354

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O'Dwyer, Katie
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Martin, Signe and Smith, Cindy and Stewart, Kelly and Barr, William and Cheslett, Deborah and O'Connor, Ian and Swords, Fiona and Ijaz, Umer Zeeshan and O'Dwyer, Katie (2024) The hepatopancreas microbiome of velvet crab, Necora puber. Environmental Microbiology Reports, 16 (5): e70014. ISSN 1758-2229

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