Les récifs coralliens abritent des microbes uniques au potentiel médical

8 mai 2026

Rapporté par l'IA

Des scientifiques ont découvert que les récifs coralliens contiennent des communautés microbiennes diversifiées, dont beaucoup étaient jusqu'alors inconnues, qui produisent des composés aux applications potentielles en médecine et en biotechnologie. Ces résultats sont issus d'une étude à grande échelle menée dans le Pacifique.

Une équipe internationale a examiné des échantillons de microbiote provenant de 99 récifs coralliens répartis sur 32 îles du Pacifique. Ils ont reconstitué les génomes de 645 espèces microbiennes, dont plus de 99 % n'avaient jamais été décrites génétiquement auparavant. Ces microbes vivent en étroite association avec les coraux hôtes et incluent une gamme de clusters de gènes biosynthétiques plus large que celle enregistrée ailleurs dans l'océan.

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Les récifs coralliens abritent des microbes uniques au potentiel médical

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