Prediction of Health of Corals Mussismilia hispida Based on the Microorganisms Present in their Microbiome

Barry Malick Barque, Pedro João Soares Rodrigues, Pedro Luiz de Paula Filho, Raquel Silva Peixoto, Deborah Catharine de Assis Leite*

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Abstract

One of the most diverse and productive marine ecosystems in the world are the corals, providing not only tourism but also an important economic contribution to the countries that have them on their coasts. Thanks to genome sequencing techniques, it is possible to identify the microorganisms that form the coral microbiome. The generation of large amounts of data, thanks to the low cost of sequencing since 2005, provides an opening for the use of artificial neural networks for the advancement of sciences such as biology and medicine. This work aims to predict the healthy microbiome present in samples of Mussismilia hispida coral, using machine learning algorithms, in which the algorithms SVM, Decision Tree, and Random Forest achieved a rate of 61%, 74%, and 72%, respectively. Additionally, it aims to identify possible microorganisms related to the disease in question in corals.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationOptimization, Learning Algorithms and Applications - 3rd International Conference, OL2A 2023, Revised Selected Papers
EditorsAna I. Pereira, Florbela P. Fernandes, Joao P. Coelho, Armando Mendes, Maria F. Pacheco, Jose Lima
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages409-423
Number of pages15
ISBN (Print)9783031530241
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024
Event3rd International Conference on Optimization, Learning Algorithms and Applications, OL2A 2023 - Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Duration: Sep 27 2023Sep 29 2023

Publication series

NameCommunications in Computer and Information Science
Volume1981 CCIS
ISSN (Print)1865-0929
ISSN (Electronic)1865-0937

Conference

Conference3rd International Conference on Optimization, Learning Algorithms and Applications, OL2A 2023
Country/TerritoryPortugal
CityPonta Delgada
Period09/27/2309/29/23

Keywords

  • Coral reef
  • Machine learning algorithm
  • Microbiome

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Computer Science
  • General Mathematics

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