Greater functional diversity and redundancy of coral endolithic microbiomes align with lower coral bleaching susceptibility

A Cárdenas, JB Raina, C Pogoreutz… - The ISME …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The skeleton of reef-building coral harbors diverse microbial communities that could
compensate for metabolic deficiencies caused by the loss of algal endosymbionts, ie, coral …

Coral microbiome diversity reflects mass coral bleaching susceptibility during the 2016 El Niño heat wave

SG Gardner, EF Camp, DJ Smith, T Kahlke… - Ecology and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Repeat marine heat wave‐induced mass coral bleaching has decimated reefs in Seychelles
for 35 years, but how coral‐associated microbial diversity (microalgal endosymbionts of the …

Beneath the surface: community assembly and functions of the coral skeleton microbiome

F Ricci, V Rossetto Marcelino, LL Blackall, M Kühl… - Microbiome, 2019 - Springer
Coral microbial ecology is a burgeoning field, driven by the urgency of understanding coral
health and slowing reef loss due to climate change. Coral resilience depends on its …

Defining coral bleaching as a microbial dysbiosis within the coral holobiont

A Boilard, CE Dubé, C Gruet, A Mercière… - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Coral microbiomes are critical to holobiont health and functioning, but the stability of host–
microbial interactions is fragile, easily shifting from eubiosis to dysbiosis. The heat-induced …

Consistent responses of coral microbiome to acute and chronic heat stress exposures

W Zhu, H Wang, X Li, X Liu, M Zhu, A Wang… - Marine Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Frequent and intense heat waves lead to bleaching and even death of reef-building corals,
and the thermal tolerance ultimately depends on the genetic composition of the holobiont …

Fine‐scale mapping of physicochemical and microbial landscapes of the coral skeleton

F Ricci, K Tandon, M Moßhammer… - Environmental …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The coral skeleton harbours a diverse community of bacteria and microeukaryotes exposed
to light, O2 and pH gradients, but how such physicochemical gradients affect the coral …

Down to the bone: the role of overlooked endolithic microbiomes in reef coral health

M Pernice, JB Raina, N Rädecker, A Cárdenas… - The ISME …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Reef-building corals harbour an astonishing diversity of microorganisms, including
endosymbiotic microalgae, bacteria, archaea, and fungi. The metabolic interactions within …

Multiple techniques point to oxygenic phototrophs dominating the Isopora palifera skeletal microbiome

F Ricci, A Fordyce, W Leggat, LL Blackall, T Ainsworth… - Coral Reefs, 2021 - Springer
The limestone skeleton of Scleractinian corals is a complex and intricate environment
consisting of an array of ecological microniches, which harbour a vast microbial community …

Relative stability of the Pocillopora acuta microbiome throughout a thermal stress event

HE Epstein, G Torda, MJH van Oppen - Coral Reefs, 2019 - Springer
Rapid climate change due to anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions is pushing corals to
and past their physiological limits, while their microbiome is being pressed towards …

Coral microbiome composition along the northern Red Sea suggests high plasticity of bacterial and specificity of endosymbiotic dinoflagellate communities

EO Osman, DJ Suggett, CR Voolstra, DT Pettay… - Microbiome, 2020 - Springer
Background The capacity of reef-building corals to tolerate (or adapt to) heat stress is a key
factor determining their resilience to future climate change. Changes in coral microbiome …