Adapting with microbial help: microbiome flexibility facilitates rapid responses to environmental change
CR Voolstra, M Ziegler - BioEssays, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Animals and plants are metaorganisms and associate with microbes that affect their
physiology, stress tolerance, and fitness. Here the hypothesis that alteration of the …
physiology, stress tolerance, and fitness. Here the hypothesis that alteration of the …
[HTML][HTML] Coral microbiomes demonstrate flexibility and resilience through a reduction in community diversity following a thermal stress event
Thermal stress increases community diversity, community variability, and the abundance of
potentially pathogenic microbial taxa in the coral microbiome. Nutrient pollution, such as …
potentially pathogenic microbial taxa in the coral microbiome. Nutrient pollution, such as …
[HTML][HTML] Multiple stressors interact primarily through antagonism to drive changes in the coral microbiome
Perturbations in natural systems generally are the combination of multiple interactions
among individual stressors. However, methods to interpret the effects of interacting stressors …
among individual stressors. However, methods to interpret the effects of interacting stressors …
Locally adapted gut microbiomes mediate host stress tolerance
S Houwenhuyse, R Stoks, S Mukherjee… - The ISME …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
While evidence for the role of the microbiome in shaping host stress tolerance is becoming
well-established, to what extent this depends on the interaction between the host and its …
well-established, to what extent this depends on the interaction between the host and its …
Avenues of reef-building coral acclimatization in response to rapid environmental change
HM Putnam - Journal of Experimental Biology, 2021 - journals.biologists.com
The swiftly changing climate presents a challenge to organismal fitness by creating a
mismatch between the current environment and phenotypes adapted to historic conditions …
mismatch between the current environment and phenotypes adapted to historic conditions …
Microbiome-mediated mechanisms contributing to the environmental tolerance of reef invertebrate species
Coral reefs globally are increasingly impacted by climate change. High temperature and p
CO2 levels disrupt multiple physiological and biochemical pathways in marine organisms …
CO2 levels disrupt multiple physiological and biochemical pathways in marine organisms …
[HTML][HTML] Coral bacterial community structure responds to environmental change in a host-specific manner
M Ziegler, CGB Grupstra, MM Barreto, M Eaton… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
The global decline of coral reefs heightens the need to understand how corals respond to
changing environmental conditions. Corals are metaorganisms, so-called holobionts, and …
changing environmental conditions. Corals are metaorganisms, so-called holobionts, and …
[HTML][HTML] The vulnerability and resilience of reef-building corals
Reef-building corals provide the foundation for the structural and biological diversity of coral-
reef ecosystems. These massive biological structures, which can be seen from space, are …
reef ecosystems. These massive biological structures, which can be seen from space, are …
[HTML][HTML] Bacterial community dynamics are linked to patterns of coral heat tolerance
Ocean warming threatens corals and the coral reef ecosystem. Nevertheless, corals can be
adapted to their thermal environment and inherit heat tolerance across generations. In …
adapted to their thermal environment and inherit heat tolerance across generations. In …
The microbial signature provides insight into the mechanistic basis of coral success across reef habitats
For ecosystems vulnerable to environmental change, understanding the spatiotemporal
stability of functionally crucial symbioses is fundamental to determining the mechanisms by …
stability of functionally crucial symbioses is fundamental to determining the mechanisms by …