[HTML][HTML] Genomic exploration of coral-associated bacteria: identifying probiotic candidates to increase coral bleaching resilience in Galaxea fascicularis

T Doering, K Tandon, SH Topa, SJ Pidot, LL Blackall… - Microbiome, 2023 - Springer
Background Reef-building corals are acutely threatened by ocean warming, calling for
active interventions to reduce coral bleaching and mortality. Corals associate with a wide …

The coral microbiome: Towards an understanding of the molecular mechanisms of coral–microbiota interactions

AR Mohamed, MA Ochsenkühn… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Corals live in a complex, multipartite symbiosis with diverse microbes across kingdoms,
some of which are implicated in vital functions, such as those related to resilience against …

Cultured bacteria provide insight into the functional potential of the coral-associated microbiome

J Li, Y Zou, J Yang, Q Li, DG Bourne, M Sweet, C Liu… - Msystems, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Improving the availability of representative isolates from the coral microbiome is essential for
investigating symbiotic mechanisms and applying beneficial microorganisms to improve …

Insights into the cultured bacterial fraction of corals

M Sweet, H Villela, T Keller-Costa, R Costa… - Msystems, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Bacteria associated with coral hosts are diverse and abundant, with recent studies
suggesting involvement of these symbionts in host resilience to anthropogenic stress …

Heat‐induced shift in coral microbiome reveals several members of the Rhodobacteraceae family as indicator species for thermal stress in Porites lutea

W Pootakham, W Mhuantong, T Yoocha… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The coral holobiont is a complex ecosystem consisting of coral animals and a highly diverse
consortium of associated microorganisms including algae, fungi, and bacteria. Several …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Beneficial microorganisms for corals (BMC): proposed mechanisms for coral health and resilience

RS Peixoto, PM Rosado, DCA Leite… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The symbiotic association between the coral animal and its endosymbiotic dinoflagellate
partner Symbiodinium is central to the success of corals. However, an array of other …

New insights into microbial and metabolite signatures of coral bleaching

H Sun, Z Xie, X Yang, B Yang, B Liao, J Yin… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Coral bleaching and coral reef degradation have been severely increased due to
anthropogenic impacts, especially global warming. Studies have indicated the key role of …

Bacterial communities vary from different scleractinian coral species and between bleached and non-bleached corals

M Xu, K Cheng, B Xiao, M Tong, Z Cai… - Microbiology …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Bleaching is one of the most relevant factors implicated in the integrity of coral reef
ecosystems, with the increasing frequency and intensity of damaging events representing a …

Assessing the contribution of bacteria to the heat tolerance of experimentally evolved coral photosymbionts

J Maire, P Deore, VJ Jameson… - Environmental …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Coral reefs are extremely vulnerable to ocean warming, which triggers coral bleaching—the
loss of endosymbiotic microalgae (Symbiodiniaceae) from coral tissues, often leading to …