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 …

Symbiodiniaceae‐bacteria interactions: rethinking metabolite exchange in reef‐building corals as multi‐partner metabolic networks

JL Matthews, JB Raina, T Kahlke… - Environmental …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The intimate relationship between scleractinian corals and their associated microorganisms
is fundamental to healthy coral reef ecosystems. Coral‐associated microbes …

Metabolomic signatures of coral bleaching history

TNF Roach, J Dilworth, AD Jones, RA Quinn… - Nature Ecology & …, 2021 - nature.com
Coral bleaching has a profound impact on the health and function of reef ecosystems, but
the metabolomic effects of coral bleaching are largely uncharacterized. Here, untargeted …

Symbiodiniaceae photophysiology and stress resilience is enhanced by microbial associations

JL Matthews, L Hoch, JB Raina, M Pablo… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Symbiodiniaceae form associations with extra-and intracellular bacterial symbionts, both in
culture and in symbiosis with corals. Bacterial associates can regulate Symbiodiniaceae …

Partner switching and metabolic flux in a model cnidarian–dinoflagellate symbiosis

JL Matthews, CA Oakley, A Lutz… - … of the Royal …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Metabolite exchange is fundamental to the viability of the cnidarian–Symbiodiniaceae
symbiosis and survival of coral reefs. Coral holobiont tolerance to environmental change …

Metabolomic signatures of corals thriving across extreme reef habitats reveal strategies of heat stress tolerance

TD Haydon, JL Matthews… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Anthropogenic stressors continue to escalate worldwide, driving unprecedented declines in
reef environmental conditions and coral health. One approach to better understand how …

Cnidarian-Symbiodiniaceae symbiosis establishment is independent of photosynthesis

RE Jinkerson, JA Russo, CR Newkirk, AL Kirk, RJ Chi… - Current Biology, 2022 - cell.com
Photosynthesis shapes the symbiotic relationships between cnidarians and
Symbiodiniaceae algae—with many cnidarian hosts requiring symbiont photosynthate for …

Coral larvae increase nitrogen assimilation to stabilize algal symbiosis and combat bleaching under increased temperature

AS Huffmyer, J Ashey, E Strand, EN Chiles, X Su… - PLoS …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Rising sea surface temperatures are increasingly causing breakdown in the nutritional
relationship between corals and algal endosymbionts (Symbiodiniaceae), threatening the …

Sub‐cellular imaging shows reduced photosynthetic carbon and increased nitrogen assimilation by the non‐native endosymbiont Durusdinium trenchii in the model …

AE Sproles, CA Oakley, T Krueger… - Environmental …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Hosting different symbiont species can affect inter‐partner nutritional fluxes within the
cnidarian–dinoflagellate symbiosis. Using nanoscale secondary ion mass spectrometry …

Metabolite pools of the reef building coral Montipora capitata are unaffected by Symbiodiniaceae community composition

JL Matthews, R Cunning, R Ritson-Williams, CA Oakley… - Coral Reefs, 2020 - Springer
Some reef corals form stable, dominant or codominant associations with multiple
endosymbiotic dinoflagellate species (family Symbiodiniaceae). Given the immense genetic …