Gut microbiome and metabolome of sea cucumber (Stichopus ocellatus) as putative markers for monitoring the marine sediment pollution in Pahang, Malaysia

Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  • Siew Shing Wei
  • Choo Mei Yen
  • Ian P.G. Marshall
  • Hazrulrizawati Abd Hamid
  • Shamrulazhar Shamzir Kamal
  • Nielsen, Dennis Sandris
  • Hajar Fauzan Ahmad

Antibiotic contamination in the marine environment forms an emerging threat to marine ecosystems. This study aimed to compare the gut and coelomic microbiota of Stichopus ocellatus with sediments between two coastal districts of Pahang, which potentially conferring as putative biomarkers for sediment pollution monitoring. The composition of the bacteria communities was determined using 16S rRNA V3-region gene amplicon sequencing, while hybrid whole-genome sequencing was employed to analyze the genome of Vibrio parahaemolyticus. The trace elements and antibiotic compositions were access using high-throughput spectrometry. The alpha- and beta-diversity of bacteria in gut and sediment samples from Kuantan differed substantially within (p-value = 0.017604) and between samples (p-value <0.007), respectively. Vibrio genera predominated in Kuantan samples, while Flavobacterium and Synechococcus_E genera predominated in Pekan samples. Vibrio parahaemolyticus revealed the presence of tet(35) and blaCARB-33 genes that conceived resistance towards tetracycline and beta-lactam antibiotics, respectively, which were detected in sediment and gut samples.

Original languageEnglish
Article number114022
JournalMarine Pollution Bulletin
Volume182
Number of pages15
ISSN0025-326X
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Elsevier Ltd

    Research areas

  • Antibiotics, Microbiome, Pollution, Sediment, Stichopus ocellatus, Vibrio parahaemolyticus

ID: 331589560